The Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, met rail staff and first responders to the Huntingdon train attack yesterday (6 November 2025), where she thanked them for their quick thinking and brave actions.

In Peterborough, the Transport Secretary met the LNER train driver, Andrew Johnson, the Network Rail signaller, and British Transport Police officers, alongside LNER Managing Director, David Horne.

The Transport Secretary also visited Huntingdon, where she met station staff and representatives from Govia Thameslink Railway.

Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, said:

It was an honour to meet some of the brave first responders to the horrific train attack in Huntingdon.

LNER ’s train driver, Network Rail’s signaller, British Transport Police officers and the staff at Huntingdon

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