Publicly owned rail is popular. But is it making the trains run on time?

BBC News Monday 12 October 2026, 23:37 UTC 1 min read

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Six Flags Over Georgia ‘deeply saddened’ by tragedy, reportedly occurring on Goliath coaster with 175ft dropOne person has died and several others were injured in an incident involving a Six Flags rollercoaster on Monday afternoon in Georgia, according to police. The incident took place a Six Flags Over Georgia, about 15 miles (25km) north-west of Atlanta, according to the Cobb county police department.

The Guardian UK 48m ago

Horror at West Sussex train station as youths 'wield machetes' and brawl on platform

Horror at West Sussex train station as youths 'wield machetes' and brawl on platform Footage, filmed from inside a train carriage, shows men lunging and slashing at each other on the platform while terrified passengers watch on from inside the train carriage Footage has emerged of the shocking moment machete-wielding youths were seen fighting at UK train station. The incident took place at Worthing Station, West Sussex, on Sunday evening, October 11. The footage, filmed from inside a train...

Daily Mirror 49m ago

Publicly owned rail is popular. But is it making the trains run on time?

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