Vital railway upgrades take place this month on Midland Main Line
Passengers are being advised to plan their weekend journeys in advance during ongoing multi-million-pound work to electrify the Midland Main Line this September.
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GTR announces community projects to share £448,000 improvement fund
Govia Thameslink Railway has awarded grants totalling £448,000 to 37 organisations who are launching community projects close to stations served by the train operator.
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Passengers reminded of major Midland Main Line weekend upgrades
Rail passengers are being advised to plan ahead and check for journey updates while multi-million-pound Midland Main Line upgrades continue.
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Passengers reminded to check before travelling as further upgrade work takes place to Midland Main Line in March
Network Rail and train operators are reminding passengers to plan ahead and check before travelling as further improvement work to the Midland Main Line takes place across two weekends in March.
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Further upgrades planned to Midland Main Line in February and March
Network Rail will be carrying out major upgrades to the Midland Main Line across four weekends in February and March resulting in some changes to East Midlands Railway and Thameslink services.
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Major engineering work to cause disruption on Midland Main Line over two weekends
Network Rail is advising passengers to check before they travel as major engineering work will impact on services between Bedford and London St Pancras over the next two weekends.
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GTR announces three new community energy generation schemes with Energy Garden
Train operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has agreed contracts with community climate action group Energy Garden to install solar panels at three of its main depots, following a successful trial scheme at Streatham Hill.
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Plan ahead as essential work affects rail and road routes
A £1.5 million programme to strengthen a railway bridge in Kempston Hardwick, Bedfordshire will get under way this month to improve reliability for passengers. Over the next five months, Network Rail engineers will repair and strengthen the steel girders and bridge deck and improve drainage and guttering on the structure which carries the Midland Main Line over the B530 Ampthill Road.
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Rail staff rush to save dog and keep owners safe at Bedford
Staff at Bedford station and the neighbouring rail depot staged a dramatic rescue of a Labrador dog that had been missing in the area for several days and captured the hearts of hundreds of people in the town trying to find him
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Jubilee Weekend train travellers advised to allow extra time
Thameslink and Great Northern are advising people travelling to events by train over the Platinum Jubilee Weekend to plan their journey in advance, re-check before setting off, and allow extra time to get there and back.
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Power supply boost in latest stage of Midland Main Line Upgrade
Buses replace Thameslink trains between Bedford and Luton on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 March – passengers should check before they travel at nationalrail.co.uk
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Bring your bras to Bedford and raise money for charity!
The ‘Bra Bank’ will be open for donations at Bedford station for three weeks - every Monday and Thursday from 09:00 – 12:00, starting Monday 16 August For every tonne of bras collected, Against Breast Cancer receives £700 to fund research Thameslink station assistant Susan Hall is bringing the initiative to Bedford station after discovering that charity shops and clothes banks wouldn’t accept br
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