2019 in rail transport


 * 18 May - The last full-length Great Western Railway InterCity 125 trains leave London Paddington station, the final service being the 18.30 to Taunton and Exeter (the same set briefly returns to Paddington on June 1 as part of the 'Flying Banana' farewell tour across the GWR network before going off-lease).
 * 11 June - A train on the MBTA Red Line derails near Lamp station in Boston, Massachusetts due to a fractured axle. Delays and unusual transfer patterns persisted along the line for months following the incident.
 * 30 June - East Midlands franchise orders bi-mode trains, designated British Rail Class 804.
 * 18 August - East Midlands franchise passes from East Midlands Trains to East Midlands Railway.
 * 8 December - Avanti West Coast to commence operating the West Coast Partnership.
 * December - Thameslink Programme to be completed, after being proposed in 1997 and started in 2009. Train services through London from north to south to provide increased 12-car capacity. The longest commuter train in the UK by its length to start service.
 * Unknown - UK introduces bi-mode and dual-voltage at once, trains class 769.