A man will appear at court this morning (3 November) charged in connection to a major incident on a train Cambridgeshire on Saturday evening (1 November).

Anthony Williams, 32, of Langford Road, Peterborough, is charged with ten counts of attempted murder, one count of ABH (Actual Bodily Harm), and one count of possession of bladed article in connection to the incident at Huntingdon.

He is also charged with another count of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in connection to an incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station on 1 November.

He is due to appear at Peterborough Magistrates' Court later this morning.

Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy said: "The criminal investigation and support for the victims is a priority for British Transport Police.”

“Our investigation is also looking at other possible linked offences.  Following the charges authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service I would stress the importance of not saying or publishing anything which might jeopardise or prejudice ongoing criminal proceedings, or the integrity of the investigation."

This train is formed from a set that is running empty from Stoke Gifford.
It passed Abbotswood Junction + 122 and will probably be about 20 late departing Shrub Hill.

I'm wondering if the authors of these sort of apps need to concentrate on work to reduce the volume of data that needs to be exchanged at these times, or to make the handling of this situation more efficient so that the app has a better chance of continuing to work when the network connection is less than good. For starters, they don't appear to cache the image and therefore data-heavy operations such as their handling of maps.

British Transport Police held an emergency exercise for press officers in March, which ironically involved a stabbing on a train travelling south near Huntingdon.

In the training drill, the train stopped immediately between stations when a passenger pulled the emergency cord.

It took police 25 minutes to reach the train and casualties, far longer than the eight minutes in which Cambridgeshire firearms officers reached the scene at Huntingdon station.

Awful news...... but, the driver of that train deserves huge praise.  Exemplary response that potentially saved lives.   

Watson says around 20 minutes later, staff told them the train hit a landslide, caused by heavy rain at the weekend.

Image on X/Twitter shows derailed unit, with crash structure performing as it is designed to do.
https://x.com/rail/status/1985269697265512568?s=61&t=VlafMC5gF9tidw36b1Y8JQ

05:16 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 07:24 will be started from Evesham.
It will no longer call at Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore and Maidenhead.
It is being delayed at Evesham.
This is due to engineering works not being finished on time.
Last Updated:03/11/2025 06:09

05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:24 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to engineering works not being finished on time.
Last Updated:03/11/2025 05:37

07:13 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 09:42 will be diverted between Worcester Shrub Hill and Reading and terminated at Reading.
It will no longer call at Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury, Hanborough, Oxford and London Paddington.
It is being delayed at Great Malvern.
This is due to engineering works not being finished on time.
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A video posted on social media has shown a bus in Birmingham come under attack from fireworks.

Police said they were investigating and reviewing footage. It is unclear when the incident happened but it has been widely shared over the weekend.

The West Midlands force said there had been a number of fireworks-related incidents in the city centre since Friday night, with 10 people aged between 13 and 23 arrested.

Seven have since been bailed with conditions not to enter the city centre. Inquiries are continuing.

The force said fireworks had been thrown near New Street, with others launched at buildings and police officers in the early hours of Saturday.

No one was injured in the incidents according to police who added they would not tolerate "such appalling actions".

They said a visible police presence would remain around the city centre and that a dispersal order was in place.

Ah ... fond recollections of a trip there, one wet August bank holiday, through a part-gridlocked Swindon on a bus and then a walk though a teenager-haunted underpass, and a twenty minute solitary wait in what wanted to be driving rain before the very welcome appearance of... a train, hurrah!

Mark

Minehead Middle School coach crash victims all out of hospital



Almost a month on from a bus crash which killed a 10-year-old boy, police say those injured in the collision have all been discharged from hospital.

Oliver Price died of a head injury when a coach carrying Minehead Middle School pupils left the road near Wheddon Cross in Somerset and slid down a 6m (20ft) slope on 17 July.

The children and teachers onboard had been returning from an end-of-year trip to Exmoor Zoo when the coach flipped onto its roof and slid down a bank.

In total, 21 people were taken to hospital to be treated for injuries. Avon and Somerset Police say their investigation into the incident is ongoing.

A hearing at Wells Coroner's Court last month heard that Oliver had been found in his seat with his seatbelt on, and was declared dead at the scene by paramedics.

A full inquest is set to take place on 14 January next year and will look into the events of the day before the crash, the circumstances in which the coach left the road and Oliver's medical cause of death.

The inquest is due to hear from Oliver's family, adult passengers on the coach, witnesses, the coach driver, emergency service workers and a pathologist.

Blimey, bradshaw: is there anywhere on the rail network that you don't recognize? 

Agreed....but you try getting any uniformed officers out of Avon and Somerset HQ in Portishead between 4pm Friday and 8am  Monday.......

Train driver whose quick thinking saved lives is Iraq War veteran

LNER worker praised for making emergency stop at Huntingdon station moments after knife rampage began

The train driver whose quick actions helped save the lives of passengers in Saturday night’s knife attack is a Royal Navy and Iraq War veteran, The Telegraph can reveal.

Andrew Johnson, from Peterborough, diverted the London-bound train to Huntingdon station within minutes of being alerted to the mass stabbing, allowing armed police to respond.

Mr Johnson, who has been working as a train driver since 2018, is understood to have served in the Royal Navy for 17 years and was deployed to Iraq in 2003 during the second Gulf War.

He is understood to have ended his career as a Chief Petty Officer and having worked as a weapons engineer.

During the Iraq War, Mr Johnson is believed to have served aboard a ship tasked with clearing mines in the Tigris river.

Despite having left the Navy and becoming a train driver, Mr Johnson still regularly supports his former servicemen and was fundraising for the Royal British Legion in his local Waitrose just days before Saturday’s attack.

The 6.25pm LNER service from Doncaster to King’s Cross had departed Peterborough station at 7.30pm when the knife attack began.

Witnesses said people attempting to flee found that they ran out of train as others barricaded themselves in the toilets.

Train seats were soaked with blood during a scene that felt “like something from a film”, one passenger said.

Fellow train staff and members of the public have pointed out that the incident could have been even more serious were it not for the actions of the train’s driver.

A neighbour, who asked not to be named, said Mr Johnson had acted heroically.

“He’s a nice guy. I’ve known him for a while,” he told The Telegraph. “If he did the right thing and stopped the train, that’s a massive thing and he’s probably helped save some people’s lives.

“It’s a pretty bold thing to do. You don’t know what’s going on [in the carriage] if you’re a train driver.”

Mr Johnson is “shaken up” but receiving support, Nigel Roebuck, the North East organiser for rail union Aslef, said on Sunday evening.

“He’s good... he was clearly shaken up, you know,” Mr Roebuck told Sky News. “And obviously we didn’t kind of get too into detail about things.

“We just basically said you know where we are if you need us, the lines are open for us. And I think LNER have probably done the same with him.

“So he’s getting a great level of support, and that’s good, all we can do is make sure that he’s looked after.”

The Class 800 Azuma LNER service was scheduled to travel through Huntingdon at 125mph on a fast track that does not have access to a platform.

Olly Foster, who was on board at the time, said the first thing he knew of the attack was a passenger who ran past shouting: “Run, run, run... there’s a guy stabbing literally everyone and everything.”

Within minutes, LNER staff had declared an emergency, alerting passengers to the jeopardy through the train’s tannoy system.

The driver, crew and signallers diverted the train from its inner rail track to Huntingdon station’s platform-side rail so that emergency services could rapidly board.

It stopped in Huntingdon just 14 minutes after departing Peterborough, where armed police officers, paramedics and an air ambulance were ready to respond.

A taxi driver waiting at the station said the attacker, who was carrying a large kitchen knife, shouted “kill me, kill me” as he was tasered and wrestled to the ground by police.

Viorel Turturica, 42, told The Daily Mail: “A man dressed in black holding a huge kitchen knife in his hand runs past my car at 7.47pm. The police arrived seconds later and I could hear him shouting ‘kill me, kill me, kill me’ to them.

“They then Taser him, and as soon as he is down they say to him drop your weapon’,” he added.

Two British men were detained and are being held by police on suspicion of attempted murder. In total, 11 people were taken to hospital for their injuries and two of them remain in a life-threatening condition.

Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, praised the “exceptional bravery of staff and passengers on the train”.

On Sunday, the RMT rail union also hailed the train’s staff for their role during the “horrific mass stabbing incident”.

Eddie Dempsey, the union’s general secretary, said: “I want to commend the professionalism, bravery and steadfastness of all the railway workers involved from the train crew to the driver and our members in operations, who quickly assisted in diverting the King’s Cross bound train into Huntingdon station, allowing the police and emergency services to take swift action.”

Mr Dempsey added: “I will be seeking urgent meetings with government, rail employers and police to ensure that we have the strongest possible support, resources and robust procedures in place to protect our members and the travelling public.”

Taw Valley Halt, Swindon and Cricklade Railway, showing engine run round

A section of the Metropolitan line affected by a track fault will remain closed until 9 November, Transport for London (TfL) has said.

The problem with the line is at Baker Street and the services between there and Aldgate are being suspended for the week to ease pressure on the line while engineers work on the issue.

Minor delays are expected on the rest of the line. TfL suggested passengers change at Baker Street for Bakerloo, Circle and Hammersmith & City line services, or use the Jubilee line from either Finchley Road or Baker Street.

Travellers are also advised to allow more time and use the TfL journey planner.