First phase of smartcard ticketing arrives on Thameslink and Great Northern rail services
Commuters with Thameslink and Great Northern (between Royston, Huntingdon and London) are being given their first taste of smartcard ticketing technology.
Commuters with Thameslink and Great Northern (between Royston, Huntingdon and London) are being given their first taste of smartcard ticketing technology.
In November 2014 we launched a 12 week consultation with passengers and stakeholders on the proposed off-peak timetable which will be introduced in December 2015 to pave the way for the new expanded Thameslink network of 2018.
In November 2014 we launched a 12 week consultation with passengers and stakeholders on the proposed off-peak timetable which will be introduced in December 2015 to pave the way for the new expanded Thameslink network of 2018.
Tonbridge, Edenbridge and Malling MP Tom Tugendhat has formally marked the start of a project that will extend 12 station platforms between Edenbridge Town and Uckfield.
Teddy the fox terrier will take Elstree and Borehamwood mayor Richard Butler out on the inaugural ‘Teddy’s trails’ walk Sunday 11 October, one of a series of countryside walking routes surrounding the town marking Hertfordshire’s Year of Walking, sponsored by Herts County Council.
Train operator Great Northern has donated £1,000 to fund new enhancements for the John Clements Sports and Community Centre in Codicote. Great Northern Passenger Service Director Keith Jipps met Jim Park, Chairman of the John Clements Trust, at the Centre on Friday.
Autumn poses a risk to a very small number of our rural routes which can be vulnerable to poor rail conditions due to leaf fall.
Train company Thameslink and The Prince’s Trust are looking for new recruits living along the London to Bedford rail route to join their award-winning Get Into Railways programme that helps young people into employment.
Southern has clinched a major first prize and a hatful of accolades at the prestigious National Rail Awards held last night. Southern’s win was for Lewes station in the Medium station of the year category.
At 12.18 today, the 10.55 Cambridge to London King’s Cross Great Northern service hit the buffer stops as it pulled into platform 11 at King’s Cross.
Details of finalists in the prestigious National RailStaff Awards have just been released and Southern has been shortlisted for six awards.
Railway viaducts that once carried trains to Charing Cross and central London have been razed in preparation for the construction of a massive new junction on a site in South London.