Latest news: A fatal collision involving two East Midlands Railway passenger services occurred near Bedford, UK, resulting in one death and 100 injuries, prompting investigations by British Transport Police and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch. Concurrently, Poland has unveiled a €144 billion Integrated Railway Network program, a long-term plan to construct 4,700 km of new railways, including 2,700 km of high-speed lines, and modernize 5,600 km of existing infrastructure by 2050, involving CPK and PKP PLK.