A man accused of stabbing 10 people on a train failed to appear in court after refusing to join a video link from prison.
Passengers were seriously injured on the train, which was travelling from Doncaster to London King’s Cross, after it stopped at Peterborough on 1 November.
Anthony Williams, 32, from Langford Road in Peterborough, is charged with 13 counts of attempted murder, which also relate to other alleged attacks.
The short hearing was adjourned at Cambridge Crown Court and proceedings are due to resume on 28 January.