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Engineering work over the late May Bank Holiday weekend will affect some Southeastern and Thameslink services in South East London and Kent

Reminder: South East London and Kent passengers urged to plan ahead for late May Bank Holiday improvement works

Network Rail have issued the following press release about engineering work affecting train services in South East London and Kent over thee Late May Bank Holiday weekend:Network Rail is advising anyone that is intending to use the train between 29 May and 1 June to please check before you travel as they carry out rail improvement projects across Kent and South East London.Engineers will be undert
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

1812 is final overture for Class 365 ‘Networker Express’

Click here to read how Mark was proud to have made and maintained the Class 365sTrain 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 Peterbor

Mark Pountain at the final run of the Class 365 out of King's Cross. Mark has been with the trains their entire life

Mark proud to have made and maintained the Class 365s

Hornsey Engineering Technician Mark Pountain, has accompanied the Class 365 fleet along its entire journey from the day he helped build the trains to its last run out of King’s Cross on Friday (14 May). An apprentice-trained vehicle body builder working at the former British Rail Engineering York Carriage Works in Holgate Road, Mark came to Hornsey in 1996 as product support, working with a warran

Let's bee friends: Groundwork East’s Matt Sutcliffe and Sandy Station Manager Fiona Blackwell prepare for World Bee Day

Bedfordshire station builds back greener for World Bee Day and beyond

Passengers and pollinators can now enjoy a colourful new bee garden at Sandy station in Bedfordshire.Created in time for World Bee Day (this Thursday, 20 May), the garden project is a partnership between Great Northern and Thameslink’s parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and environmental charity Groundwork East. The plants are all selected for their flowers, which are especially attrac

Three-day closure at King’s Cross in June marks end of multimillion-pound station upgrade

Three-day closure at King’s Cross in June marks end of multimillion-pound station upgrade

Network Rail have issued the following press release about the major engineering programme affecting services in and out of King's Cross station in early June: Network Rail continues to simplify track layout at King’s Cross during main stage of £1.2billion East Coast Upgrade No trains to/from King’s Cross on the afternoon of Friday 4, and all day on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 June No trains to/from S

£700,000 has been invested to improve accessibility at 33 stations (see ed's notes for full list). Stevenage has new tactile maps with raised symbols and lettering for people who are blind or partially sighted

Hertfordshire and Sussex stations mapped for blind and partially sighted passengers

GTR installs new and updated RNIB tactile maps at Stevenage, Brighton, Haywards Heath, and Three Bridges  Updates are part of annual £700,000 investment to make 33 stations more accessible (list in editor's notes) Blind and partially sighted passengers will find it easier to navigate four of the busiest stations in Hertfordshire and Sussex now that Great Northern and Southern have installed RNIB

£700,000 has been invested to improve accessibility at 33 stations (see ed's notes for full list). Brighton and other stations in Sussex have new tactile maps with raised symbols and lettering for people who are blind or partially sighted

Sussex and Hertfordshire stations mapped for blind and partially sighted passengers

GTR installs new and updated RNIB tactile maps at Brighton, Haywards Heath, Three Bridges and Stevenage Updates are part of annual £700,000 investment to make 33 stations more accessible (list in editor's notes) Blind and partially sighted passengers will find it easier to navigate four of the busiest stations in Sussex and Hertfordshire now that Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern have inst

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