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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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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.

£900,000 upgrades planned for Pollokshaws Road railway bridge: Pollokshaws Road

£900,000 upgrades planned for Pollokshaws Road railway bridge

Thursday 18 Jun 2026

Network Rail is investing £900,000 to upgrade the railway bridge at Pollokshaws Road in Glasgow, helping keep journeys safe and reliable for years to come.

Heritage meets future as immersive tech drives training at Gresley Institute: Trainer Malcolm (centre) with graduates at the Gresley Institute

Heritage meets future as immersive tech drives training at Gresley Institute

Thursday 18 Jun 2026

Immersive simulation technology is helping train the next generation of railway colleagues at Network Rail’s Gresley Institute.