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Media statement: Bedford collision - Network Rail and East Midlands Railway provide update and footage: Mark Budden - Network Rail - Bedford Collision

Media statement: Bedford collision - Network Rail and East Midlands Railway provide update and footage

Monday 22 Jun 2026

Network Rail and East Midlands Railway have provided an update from the the scene of the collision in Bedford, with footage available for media. 

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Media statement: Bedford train crash – essential travel only as passengers warned to expect disruption for the majority of next week

Sunday 21 Jun 2026

Rail passengers planning to travel through Bedford next week are being warned by the rail industry to expect disruption to train services until the end of next week (28 June) and to only travel on this route if their journey is essential.

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London Euston passengers warned about reduced services during extreme heat: Euston station - May bank holiday

London Euston passengers warned about reduced services during extreme heat

Monday 22 Jun 2026

Passengers travelling to and from London Euston have been advised that train timetables will be reduced ahead of extremely hot weather. 

Rail passengers travelling to, from, or within extreme heat zones urged to only travel if absolutely necessary during record heatwave: Hot weather travel advice graphic June 2026

Rail passengers travelling to, from, or within extreme heat zones urged to only travel if absolutely necessary during record heatwave

Monday 22 Jun 2026

Passengers are being urged to only take essential train journeys to, from or within areas affected by extreme heat – as record June temperatures hit.

Media statement: Bedford collision - Network Rail and East Midlands Railway provide update and footage: Mark Budden - Network Rail - Bedford Collision

Media statement: Bedford collision - Network Rail and East Midlands Railway provide update and footage

Monday 22 Jun 2026

Network Rail and East Midlands Railway have provided an update from the the scene of the collision in Bedford, with footage available for media. 

Bedford train collision – site photos for media: Bedford train collision - Site photo for media - 21-06-2026

Bedford train collision – site photos for media

Sunday 21 Jun 2026

Photo download link: https://we.tl/t-xfy9ShPOSvqVKi5B 

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Media statement: Bedford train crash – essential travel only as passengers warned to expect disruption for the majority of next week

Sunday 21 Jun 2026

Rail passengers planning to travel through Bedford next week are being warned by the rail industry to expect disruption to train services until the end of next week (28 June) and to only travel on this route if their journey is essential.

Cambridge South secures authorisation for station opening: Anglia Cambridge South-4

Cambridge South secures authorisation for station opening

Friday 19 Jun 2026

The Office of Road and Rail (ORR) has given the final seal of approval for Cambridge South station to enter in to public service on Sunday 28 June 2026. 

£13.5m track upgrades at Kilmarnock Station to improve rail services: Track renewal Ayrshire 2019

£13.5m track upgrades at Kilmarnock Station to improve rail services

Friday 19 Jun 2026

Major engineering work will take place at Kilmarnock Station this summer to improve journey times and reliability on the vital rail route between Glasgow, Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. 

Residents invited to drop-in sessions as Portishead line work ramps up: IMG 3879

Residents invited to drop-in sessions as Portishead line work ramps up

Friday 19 Jun 2026

Local residents are being invited to meet the project team at forthcoming community drop-in events as the £200m scheme to put Portishead and Pill back on the railway map for the first time in more than 60 years gathers pace.