Priority to maintain safe and reliable service
Passengers urged to check online as changes publicised
Train times on Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink will change from Monday 22 February as Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) introduces a new, reduced weekday timetable, which better matches current demand and times when key workers and others make essential journeys.
The new timetable fo
Network Rail have issued the following press release about major track and signalling work from the end of February
No trains in or out of King’s Cross station on Friday 26, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 February, ahead of crucial stage of work to simplify track layout between March and June
Work is part of East Coast Upgrade, which will transform journeys between London, Cambridge and Peterboroug
First of 270 Southern, Gatwick Express and Great Northern ‘Electrostar’ trains updated
New live-information screens and charging-/ power points installed
On-board performance monitoring and fault diagnosis systems to streamline maintenance
The first of 270 trains in Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) £55 million fleet modernisation programme has returned to service with a host of new features
Network Rail has issued the following press release about its major track and signalling modernisation programme in south London:
Network Rail is about to begin a major four-year package of work to modernise 1980s track and signalling on the lines into London Victoria station.
The upgrades will improve reliability on the network, helping even more passenger and freight trains arrive at their
Pipped to be the oldest apprentice in the UK
With National Apprenticeship Week in full swing, GTR unveils its diverse fold of apprentices; setting out ambitious targets to help close the skills gap by 2022
This National Apprenticeship Week, rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is going against the grain and unveiling to the nation a group of apprentices who are debunking the traditi
Major improvement work means there are no trains to/from King’s Cross this weekend (Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 January)
Buses also replace trains between Peterborough and Hitchin this weekend
People must follow the latest Government guidance and only travel for limited reasons
Further changes to services ahead of partial closure at King’s Cross between March and June
Network Rail, Thameslink a
Network Rail have issued the following press release about platform improvements at Eridge station
Passengers will now benefit from improved platforms at Eridge station in East Sussex which follows on from the £1.8m footbridge and canopy upgrade last year.
Eridge station serves the rural district in East Sussex with Southern trains services via the Uckfield branch of the Oxted line. Enhancem
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has joined enterprise technology network, swiftscale, for access to its global scaleup ecosystem – a network of organisations offering innovative technology services to meet business challenges and opportunities.
As part of swiftscale’s corporate partner network, GTR is joining other leading organisations including NatWest Group, Coca-Cola European Partners, the
21 January 2021: Motorists in a hurry to catch their Great Northern, Southern or Thameslink train, can now park at the station and pay for their parking up to 24 hours later.
The latest Government advice is to stay at home or stay local to help tackle the spread of Covid-19, but for anyone whose travel is essential, the latest upgrade to parking facilities will be a real time-saver.
‘LatePay
Update 15:00 hours 18 Jan: Lifesaving statistic has been updated to 'more than 400 interventions'
18 January 2021: Govia Thameslink Railway and the Samaritans are highlighting how taking the time to talk could be life-saving, as the nation approaches ‘Blue Monday’ on 18 January, said to be the most difficult day of the year.
Replacing ‘Blue Monday’ with ‘Brew Monday’, the train firms of GTR
Rail operator Thameslink is supporting community Covid vaccination campaigns by making space available for free in its station car parks at Harpenden and Elstree for drivers giving lifts to the elderly and vulnerable arriving for their jabs - and for volunteers and staff.
Station car parks are mostly empty because people are heeding government lockdown advice to stay at home where possible. The
Network Rail will be closing two of the four lines in the Salfords area (near Gatwick) on three days this weekend to secure the railway embankment to prevent a landslip. A reduced train service will operate and passengers are being asked to check before travelling.
Owing to heavy rain, there has been significant movement on a section of the embankment which has been picked up by our monitoring
