A harrowing incident unfolded at Huntingdon train station as a courageous railway worker confronted the suspect behind a vicious train attack, urging passengers to escape the scene immediately. The worker, identifiable by his high-visibility jacket, encountered the suspect who was nonchalantly walking the platform in a black hooded jacket, following a brutal knife assault that left 11 individuals injured.

Captured on CCTV, the footage, obtained exclusively by the Daily Mail, depicts the chaos that erupted shortly after 7:40 p.m. on November 1. The video reveals passengers frantically fleeing down the platform, desperate to distance themselves from the unfolding violence.

In the aftermath of this terrifying event, authorities have charged Anthony Williams, 32, in connection with the attack. Williams appeared in Peterborough Magistrates’ Court, facing serious allegations including 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm, and one count of possessing a bladed article.

Further charges were brought against Williams for a separate incident that occurred earlier on the same day at Pontoon Dock DLR station. In this attack, a victim sustained facial injuries from a knife, leading to additional charges of attempted murder and possession of a bladed weapon.

Initially, police responded to the train attack using the codeword Plato, which denotes a ‘marauding terror attack,’ signaling the severity of the situation as passengers sought safety. However, subsequent investigations concluded that terrorism was not the motivating factor behind the assault.

Police had initially used the codeword Plato – for a ‘marauding terror attack’ – as passengers tried to flee the attack on Saturday. Terrorism was later ruled out as a motive.

In the footage, passengers on the 6.25pm Doncaster to London Kings Cross service can be seen running for their lives after the driver made an emergency stop in Huntingdon.

‘They’re on their way, don’t worry,’ says the orange–clad rail worker, referring to the armed police who would eventually subdue the suspect. 

He pleads with passengers: ‘Keep going straight down for me, move away please.’

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This is the moment a brave railway worker approaches the suspect in the Huntingdon railway attack – before turning and warning passengers to keep fleeing

People flee down the platform at Huntington station, their panic soundtracked by the blaring emergency alarm on the train. 

Seconds later, a lone man appears on the platform, having emerged from the train.

The rail worker, who is walking back up the platform, sees him and appears to think he’s another ordinary passenger.

‘This way please sir – can you run down here please? Move faster for me,’ he calls out – and then begins to back away as he realises he’s staring down the suspected attacker.

The worker then shouts to passengers: ‘Down, move down, move now… please run. Move!’ He then breaks into a run as he, too, is forced to flee for his life.

Seconds later, the man thought to be the attacker crosses the tracks and leaps over a fence and disappears from view.

He would be apprehended by police armed with Tasers moments afterwards, subdued next to a set of bins. 

Williams appeared in court for a short hearing this morning to hear the charges against him. He spoke only to confirm his name and address during the six minute hearing at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court.

District Judge Kenneth Sheraton remanded Williams, who said he was of no fixed abode, in custody and adjourned the case for a further hearing at Cambridge Crown Court on December 1. No application was made for bail.

Before the defendant was brought into court, the judge granted an application for Williams to appear in handcuffs, after it was heard he allegedly assaulted an officer upon his arrest, the subject of one of the charges. 

Nine of the 11 injured people were left fighting for their lives – with five people discharged from hospital as of last night.

The most seriously injured worker is understood to be an LNER worker in the buffet carriage, who witnesses said stepped forward in a bid to stop the attacker as horrified passenger huddled behind the counter of the cafe. 

He is in a ‘critical but stable’ condition today. 

‘That man was an absolute hero’, a rail source told the Mail. ‘He fought this guy, who had a large knife, to try to stop him hurting any more passengers.’ 

Security has been ramped up at train stations in the wake of the attack. 

The LNER Azuma train involved left Huntingdon station this morning; the station itself is closed until the end of the day but the railway passing through has reopened. 

Williams was charged on Monday morning following a rapid investigation by the British Transport Police. 

Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy BTP said: ‘The criminal investigation and support for the victims is a priority for the British Transport Police.

‘Our investigation is also looking at other possible linked offences.’

Anthony Williams, 32, has been charged in connection with a knife rampage on board an LNER train that unfolded on Saturday

A van thought to be carrying suspect Anthony Williams arrived at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court earlier this morning

Williams is also alleged to have attempted to kill a man at Pontoon Dock DLR station in east London (pictured) in the early hours of November 1

Tracy Easton, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said the number of charges would be ‘kept under review’ as further enquiries are carried out.

She said: ‘We worked closely with British Transport Police to review a huge volume of evidence including CCTV. The number of charges will be kept under review as this continues to progress.

‘We know the devastating impact the events on Saturday’s train has had and how the incident shocked the entire country. Our thoughts remain with all those affected.’

Witness Thomas McLachlan, 19, from London, who was returning from a trip to Newcastle, described how people were leaving the train ‘drenched in blood’. 

He told the BBC: ‘I heard the words ‘he’s been stabbed’ and I saw the panic spread among the faces of the people of the carriage.

‘A couple of minutes after that the train pulled into Huntingdon and I saw loads of other passengers getting off absolutely drenched in blood.

‘There was one man clutching a white sheet to his head who looked like he was stabbed twice. [There were] really severe injuries. And there was just general fear among everyone involved.’

Nottingham Forest fan Stephen Crean has been praised after bravely approaching the alleged attacker, it is understood. 

Despite warnings from fellow passengers not to approach the alleged knifeman, Mr Crean reportedly told another Forest fan he was ‘going to go confront him’. 

Mr Crean was later seen at Huntingdon station, visibly injured and receiving medical attention. 

In a heartfelt Facebook post about the football fan, Munster Forest wrote: ‘I have known him for at least 10 years and he is one of the gentlest souls you could meet. 

‘He bravely put himself in front of some children to protect them. What a hero he is!’

A 35–year–old man who was arrested at the scene has since been released with no further action after police established he was not involved in the attack. 

Footage obtained by the Mail appeared to show him scream ‘it’s not me’ as he was tasered by police officers who mistook him for the attacker. 

The innocent man walks down the train platform at Huntingdon – where the train driver was forced to make a diversion – only to be struck down by police with a Taser. 

Officers yell ‘get down, get down’ at the passenger before he suddenly falls to the ground, seemingly crying out in pain. 

He then shouts, ‘it’s not me, it’s not me’ several times as he lies face–down on the ground and is put in handcuffs.   

The suspected attacker is believed to have said ‘the Devil’s not going to win’ as he came at passengers with a knife.

LNER boss David Horne said the firm was ‘deeply shocked and saddened’ by Saturday’s events.

Huntingdon station will remain closed until the end of today. The LNER Azuma train on which the attack took place was moved out this morning.