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Rail customers in South London, Sussex and Kent are urged to plan ahead of the Early May Bank Holiday as Network Rail gets set to undertake essential planned engineering work.
The railway between Redhill and Tonbridge will reopen for the start of service on Monday morning after Network Rail’s engineers successfully completed emergency landslip repairs at Bough Beech, near Edenbridge in Kent
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), operator of Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express, has welcomed the opening of two new food and drink outlets at East Croydon station, boosting the choice of refreshments for passengers.
Monday 8 April: no trains will run across the vast majority of GTR network, except for very limited shuttle services in some areas. Amended timetable in place from Thursday 4 April to Saturday 6 April inclusive, and on Tuesday 9 April, due to nationwide overtime ban. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which operates Southern, Gatwick Express, Thameslink and Great Northern, is warning customers t
The line between Tonbridge and Redhill will be closed for at least two weeks while Network Rail undertakes urgent repairs to the embankment that carries the railway.
Work to improve the passenger experience at London Victoria station is almost complete with new ticket gates set to come into use between spring and summer.
UK’s largest rail operator has teamed up with Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho, to launch poetry competition ahead of Easter holidays Competition follows research that reveals 80% of parents wish there were more ways to keep their kids occupied when travelling, without relying on tech¹ 10 winning poems will be displayed at stations and on trains across the Govia Thameslink Railway network
From Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April customers are being urged to check before they travel as buses replace trains across parts of the railway in Kent, Sussex and South London.
Charities in the Horsham area now have a new mobile service centre, following the extensive renovation of a van donated by Southern Railway.
To make the region’s rail network more accessible for blind and partially sighted passengers, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is working with Sight Loss Councils to extend the free use of an innovative guiding app to eight more stations
Passengers using two small East Sussex stations can now get their train service information from electronic screens for the first time.
Five female drivers have joined Govia Thameslink Railway after being on extended career breaks They are sharing their experiences ahead of International Women’s Day Today, on International Women’s Day, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is welcoming five new female drivers into the fold, who have come through the company’s partnership with coaching, consulting and networking organisation, Career
Wildlife experts have installed 20 new ‘homes for nature’ at six Thameslink stations that are ideal for wildlife including bees and other pollinating insects
A control room train services manager for Govia Thameslink Railway hopes to set a new record - by visiting all 2,580 of Great Britain's railway stations in just six weeks for charity
New Southern West Coastway train timetable has more frequent trains (with up to 5,000 extra seats a day), that are more punctual and reliable, and with many faster journeys.
Responding to the growing trend of people discovering new destinations on TikTok, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), is launching two of its brands – Southern and Thameslink – onto the social media platform.To celebrate the launch of the new accounts, GTR is offering TikTok users the chance to join in on an interactive race across its rail network, in a contest dubbed ‘Destination Dash’, for the
Network Rail has thanked customers travelling between Eastleigh and Fareham for their patience while emergency works to stabilise a cutting took place. Engineers will return to Fareham for the second time from Monday 12 to Friday 16 February to carry out major track renewal works, which means that buses will replace trains.
Govia Thameslink Railway celebrates 50% jump in number of females starting apprenticeship courses with the company.Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week (5-11 February), Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has revealed a sharp increase in the number of females starting an apprenticeship. GTR welcomed a total of 176 new starters in 2023, with 60 of these coming from female applicants, representing a
The switch-on of a new signalling system in South London, which was due to close large parts of the National Rail and London Overground networks from Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 February, is being re-planned to later in 2024. Trains in the Tooting, Crystal Palace, Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye areas will now run as normal from Monday 12 through to Friday 16 February.
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