Govia Thameslink Railway

First three 4-car units are loco-hauled from Hornsey depot, north London

13 July 2021 15:30

GTR helps GWR in wake of cracks found on Class 800s

Govia Thameslink Railway is temporarily sub leasing six of its Gatwick Express Class 387/2 units to Great Western Railway to help provide extra resilience and additional capacity where most needed

Driver Paul French (left) and Route Operations Assurance Manager Steve Castle proudly hold the headboard ahead of the last Class 365 out of King's Cross

18 May 2021 11:23

1812 is final overture for Class 365 ‘Networker Express’

Click here to read how Mark was proud to have made and maintained the Class 365s
Train enthusiasts joined commuters on Friday (14 May) to ride the last Great Northern Class 365 train out of King’s Cross, after 25 years of service.
The 18:12 farewell service, lengthened from eight to 12 carriages for the special journey, called at Stevenage, Biggleswade, St Neots and Huntingdon on its way to

The 'trainbow' at Brighton. This picture and others can be downloaded from the bottom of this page

18 July 2019 11:16

“Trainbow” departs for Brighton & Hove Pride

Govia Thameslink Railway today unveiled a special edition train emblazoned with a rainbow livery ahead of the upcoming Brighton & Hove Pride

Old and new: Retired driver Ian Twells and modern day driver Zornitsa Tsankova at the launch of the new Moorgate train

25 March 2019 15:51

Britain’s oldest electric trains replaced with £240m new fleet

For the first time in 40 years, passengers are riding on new trains in the tunnels to London Moorgate, as Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) begins to replace mainland Britain’s oldest electric rail fleet

Driver Michael DeVries and passenger Samantha Radford at Gordon Hill on the first new Moorgate train in passenger service

1 October 2018 12:42

Passengers given first glimpse of new trains set to transform Great Northern suburban service

Great Northern have given passengers on its suburban route a sneak preview of their new £240 million air-conditioned train fleet

Great Northern's new Moorgate fleet is under test in Germany

4 May 2018 13:43

Siemens tests new Great Northern trains for Hertfordshire-Moorgate services

A £200 million fleet of brand new trains for Great Northern services between Hertfordshire and Moorgate has passed an important milestone with over half of the 150 carriages now manufactured.

The first Class 700 test train into London Bridge, platform 5

5 January 2018 14:33

The train standing at London Bridge is the first Thameslink test train

This is the moment GTR’s first Thameslink train, on a test run, makes history as it pulls into the newly-built platform 5 at London Bridge on New Year's Day.

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