2007 in rail transport

• 23 February - Grayrigg derailment: A Virgin Trains services travelling from London Euston to Glasgow Central derails in Cumbria in North-West England due to an inadequate points maintenance regime by Network Rail; one elderly woman dies in hospital as a result of her injuries.
• 3 April - The French TGV sets a new train speed record. The train reached 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph).
• 11 November - West Midlands train operating company franchise is taken over from Silverlink and Central Trains by London Midland (a Govia company) and the East Midlands franchise from Midland Mainline and Central Trains by East Midlands Trains. National Express is the principal loser in these changes. Arriva Trains Cross Country Limited (Arriva Group) takes over a revised Cross-Country franchise from Virgin CrossCountry, branding services as CrossCountry. The London Overground rail franchise commences operation, effectively returning the lines involved to public control.
  
• 14 November - High Speed 1 is opened with public passenger services into rebuilt St Pancras International.
• 2 December - Two railway companies, the MTR Corporation and KCRC are merged. In addition, the KTM Singapore became part of Singapore Overground.
• 9 December - National Express East Coast takes over the British InterCity East Coast train operating franchise from GNER.
• 18 December - Grand Central Railway, a new rail operator in England, inaugurates passenger services from Sunderland to London King's Cross.