The government has announced the indefinite suspension of electrification works on several key branch lines within the Great Western Railway network, affecting routes to Oxford and Bristol. The troubled infrastructure
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The recent derailment of an Avanti West Coast train near Shap in Cumbria has prompted urgent scrutiny of the UK rail industry’s landslide monitoring systems. On 3 November 2025, a
Britain’s rail infrastructure operator Network Rail faces intense scrutiny as the Chief Inspector of Railways launches a comprehensive investigation into “systemic” safety failures across the network’s bridges, tunnels and stations.
