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The Brighton Main Line will shut for nine consecutive days later this month for a major £15 million upgrade that will tackle delays for Southern and Thameslink passengers
Network Rail have issued the following press release giving advance notice of engineering work affecting train services on the East Coast Main Line and Northern City Line at weekends during February and March: Latest stage of work on East Coast Digital Programme begins next month Weekend service changes on some Great Northern and Thameslink routes Passengers urged to plan their journeys throug
The rail operator and Hertfordshire-based academy football team have partnered up for the eighth year running to provide the club’s apprentices with free train travel on Thameslink and Great Northern routes.The longstanding partnership enables players of all backgrounds to easily get to the training ground from their home, school, or college, free of charge. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is c
Train operators Southern and Thameslink are advising passengers travelling between London, Gatwick Airport and Sussex during the weekend of Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 February to plan their journey in advance, as engineering work will mean a very restricted service on the Brighton main line.Network Rail are renewing tracks between Purley and Gatwick, and progressing the airport station’s major re
Sainsbury’s is setting up shop this coming spring at Thameslink’s extended and upgraded St Albans City station.The brand-new Local store will feature the very latest high-quality, great-value convenience range the retailer has to offer, including fresh food, fruit and veg and a selection of branded and own-brand groceries. Alongside fresh bread and pastries baked instore every day, the new
A new mobile assistance team has started work on the Thameslink route in south London, in a trial to support disabled passengers and other customers at Beckenham Hill, Crofton Park and Ravensbourne stations
Thameslink’s oldest employee has been presented with a second Lifetime Achievement Award for his excellent customer service, this time by the Railway Benefit Fund and its president, ’80s music mogul Pete Waterman
Network Rail have issued the following release about the comprehensive refurbishment of Crawley station, which began this month:The first image of a major facelift for Crawley station has been released and building work is under way on the first phase of a project that will give visitors to the town a much brighter welcome.The ticket office is about to undergo a transformation with the
Network Rail have issued the following press release about track improvement work between Kentish Town and London St Pancras over Christmas and New Year: Engineers will carry out final stage of work to upgrade 1970s track between Kentish Town and London St Pancras this Christmas and over New Year Improvements will bring a more modern reliable railway for passengers and reduce delays Reduced Ea
Network Rail have issued the following press release about the start of a scheme to create step-free access to all platforms at Finsbury Park station:The main stage of work to make Finsbury Park station fully accessible is now under way, after Jeremy Corbyn, MP for Islington North, joined Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway and Islington Borough Council for a ground-breaking event today (Mo
Seventy years after the Hatfield and St Albans Railway carried its last passenger, Hertfordshire rail heritage enthusiasts are staging an exhibition at Hatfield station about the former Great Northern Railway (GNR) branch line.The Smallford Station and Alban Way Heritage Society have taken over the window display at a vacant shop unit in the station. On show is a selection from the wealth of h
The new initiative is expected to save up to 50 tonnes of carbon a year, generating over 200,000 kW hours of electricity.Rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which manages Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern services, is strengthening its commitment to sustainability through a new innovative co-operative energy project with community climate action group, Energy Garden. The tr
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