Railway News

Federal authorities cut $4 billion in funding for California's high-speed rail project in July 2025 after $15 billion spent with no track laid. Trainset procurement deadlines were repeatedly missed, causing legal and scheduling setbacks.

Rail lines between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton were blocked by an emergency incident on July 31, 2026. Services fully resumed by 13:00 BST, with delays and cancellations earlier in the day.

Train services on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru line were halted for two days and resumed on 4 August 2026. Delays continue along the route following the resumption of service.

The RMT union has announced three 24-hour strikes on East Midlands Railway weekends in August 2026 due to safety concerns over Class 810 trains. Services will run on a reduced timetable with refunds available for affected passengers.

Since March 2025, Amtrak's Hiawatha trains lost nearly 100 seats due to corrosion-related removal of Horizon cars. Nine new Siemens railcars will boost capacity to 388 passengers starting fall 2026.

Rail lines between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton reopened at 13:00 BST on July 31, following an emergency incident earlier that morning. West Midlands Railway and Transport for Wales services experienced delays, cancellations, and rail replacement buses during the disruption.

East Midlands Railway staff will strike for 24 hours on August 1, 8, and 15, 2026 due to safety concerns about the new Hitachi Class 810 trains. The reduced timetable will run from 07:00 to 19:00 on affected routes between Nottingham, Sheffield, Corby, and London St Pancras.

The Canadian government will invest $1.9 billion to replace Via Rail’s entire aging fleet with new hybrid locomotives and build a maintenance facility in Montreal. The project will create 1,200 full-time jobs and improve reliability across most routes, excluding the Windsor-Quebec City corridor.

West Midlands Railway has suspended planned strike action for two days in late July following talks with the TSSA union. This cancellation prevents disruptions to services across multiple West Midlands routes.

Train lines between Stevenage and London Kings Cross were closed on August 1 after a person was hit by a train. Emergency services responded, causing cancellations and delays across multiple routes.