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  • Southern and Friends give grandfather an emotional reunion

    A grandfather welled up with emotion as he was reunited with his old teddy bear and other long-forgotten toys that had been unearthed during Southern Rail’s renovation of Bishopstone station, near Seaford.
    Guy Wright, 54, of Newhaven, spotted his childhood treasures on the local TV news as they reported how contractors had discovered the strange hoard behind wooden shutters that had been unopen

  • Tulse Hill station gets a smarter shelter

    Govia Thameslink Railway and Network Rail partnership gives Tulse Hill passengers a comfort boost Stylish new canopy replaces south London station’s outdated shelters Safety and security features complete a wide-ranging upgrade
    Southern and Thameslink passengers returning to Tulse Hill station when travel restrictions are lifted will enjoy a package of comforting improvements. New features inc

  • Multi-million pound project to upgrade 1980s railway means no trains through Horsham for 9 days this summer

    Network Rail has issued the following press release about work which will affect Southern and Thameslink services
    Passengers with Southern and Thameslink are advised to plan ahead for major work on the Arun Valley Line in the summer. Network Rail engineers will be rebuilding a crucial section of West Sussex’s railway, including a nine day period in August when there will be no trains through Ho

  • Flabbergasting finds mean funds for Friends of Bishopstone Station

    Contractors working for Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have unearthed a strange hoard of abandoned objects at Bishopstone station.
    The workers had started tidying up inside the station to get ready for a major refurbishment of the Grade II-listed building. As they pulled up the wooden shutters of the old parcel office, unopened for over 30 years, they had no inkling of what they were about to r

  • No trains to or from London King’s Cross, Moorgate or St Pancras International via Finsbury Park this Friday, Saturday and Sunday

    Network Rail and GTR have issued the following press release
    Three-day closure at London King’s Cross from Friday 26 until Sunday 28 February (inclusive) paves way for main stage of £1.2billion East Coast Main Line upgrade starting next week No Thameslink or Great Northern services south of Potters Bar, New Barnet and Gordon Hill this Friday with further changes over the weekend Further work w

  • £3.9m upgrade at Crawley station improves accessibility for all passengers

    Network Rail have issued the following press release about Crawley station's new lifts and footbridge
    Passengers in West Sussex are benefiting from a major investment to Crawley Station, part of the Department for Transport’s Access for All programme.

    The upgrade works will improve accessibility at Crawley station and significantly reduce the time it takes passengers to get from platform

  • Govia Thameslink Railway improves journey planning by launching new Live Map function

    GTR has rolled out a new ‘Live Map’ function on each of its brand websites, following a successful trial on the Southern website. Live Maps are now available across Great Northern, Thameslink and Southern websites.
    The first train operator to launch such a feature, the maps display live data to give customers a snapshot of how the network is performing at that exact moment and most importantly

  • Train times change on Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink

    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

  • King’s Uncrossed - crucial stage of £1.2billion East Coast Upgrade fast approaching

    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 train in GTR’s £55 million fleet modernisation programme is back in service

    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

  • South London’s railway set for major upgrades as 40-year-old track and signalling about to be replaced

    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 t

  • Meet Bob, the 76-year-old apprentice thriving on Govia Thameslink Railway’s apprenticeship programme

    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

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