The Mayor of Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council, Cllr Simon Rubner, has opened the local Thameslink station’s new £200,000 cycle parking hub.
With two-tier storage for up to 100 bikes, the hub is the largest of four built at Thameslink stations this year. The new LED-lit hub also has CCTV, a maintenance area and free access using Thameslink’s ‘Key’ smartcard.
At an event hosted by Thames
Homelessness in the UK is increasing year-on-year and has been heightened during the pandemic, with reports of rough sleepers up by 36%[1]. The issue is particularly prevalent on the railway, which is why the UK’s largest rail operator has signed a new charter to help safeguard vulnerable people and communities.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), is the first train operating company to put its nam
Network Rail has issued the following reminder of major engineering work affecting train services in and out of King's Cross station this coming weekend:
Network Rail and train operators on the East Coast Main Line are reminding passengers not to travel to or from London King’s Cross, or on Thameslink services via Finsbury Park this weekend (Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October), as essential work
Luton Town FC apprentice footballers have this season joined forces with Thameslink to encourage reluctant teens to wear face coverings on trains.
For the 13th year running, Thameslink have given the latest intake of 17- and 18-year-olds at the Hatters a year’s free travel to their places of study and training. Some could not afford to attend otherwise.
In return the Academy players are act
This week the British public will vote for their favourite railway station in the World Cup of Stations 2020
Welwyn Garden City has made the shortlist of 48 stations which will compete head to head in the online poll
Stations and staff have been playing a key role supporting Britain’s recovery from COVID-19
In the regional stage, Welwyn Garden City will be up against “local rival” Cambridge
This week the British public will vote for their favourite railway station in the World Cup of Stations 2020
Bedford has made the shortlist of 48 stations which will compete head to head in the online poll
Stations and staff have been playing a key role supporting Britain’s recovery from COVID-19
Bedford will face competition from East region rivals Kempston Hardwick
The people of Bedford are
Great Northern’s new Hertfordshire trains have already generated enough electricity through their brakes to power the equivalent of all the households of Welwyn and Hatfield Borough for a month, potentially saving more than 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
Great Northern MD Tom Moran and Catherine West MP chose today, Clean Air Day (Thursday 8 October), to celebrate the trains’ first y
With ongoing uncertainty due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to prioritise health and wellbeing. That’s why Southern, part of the UK’s largest rail operator, has teamed up with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to launch a pilot scheme featuring ‘drop-in’ mental health hubs, following World Mental Health Day this Saturday (10th October).
The new hubs, based at Bri
Network Rail has issued the following press release about engineering work affecting vehicle access to Cuffley station:
Network Rail is advising drivers, cyclists and pedestrians in Cuffley that closures will be in place on Station Road over the next few months, as major work takes place on a £3.2million project to upgrade the railway bridge.
Preparation work is being carried out on site th
After receiving a coveted accolade in this year’s ‘railway Oscars’, Great Northern’s Downham Market station staff invited local community representatives to join them in celebration.
Downham Market was highly commended in the Small Station of the Year category at the 2020 National Rail Awards ceremony, held online this year owing to Covid-19 restrictions.
Tom Moran, Managing Director for Tha
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St Albans City Hospital nurse Jane O’Connor is the first proud winner of a bicycle restored and donated by a partnership between rail operator Thameslink, St Albans City & District Council and St Albans Cycle Campaign (STACC). Jane received her bike at a presentation attended by St Albans MP Daisy Cooper.
Thameslink has donated s
Nestled away in the Arun district of West Sussex is a workplace home to hundreds of dedicated railway workers – and today marks the 25th anniversary of the site’s operations.
From train drivers and conductors, to on-board supervisors, driver managers and station teams, Southern’s Barnham depot is one of Govia Thameslink Railway’s biggest bases and is steeped in local family history.
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