Network Rail have issued the following press release about track work in preparation for the new Brent Cross West Thameslink station:
Network Rail is preparing to make further progress on the rail work at Brent Cross over Easter in the first of three weekends of work to move track that links to the new station.
Between Friday 2 and Monday 5 April, as most people enjoy their Easter eggs, team
There’s cause for celebration in Goring today as residents mark 175 years of their local train station, which was first opened on 16th March 1846. The coastal West Sussex station provides rail passengers with links to nearby Littlehampton and Hove, as well as further afield Brighton and London Victoria.
Southern operates all services running through the station, which prior to Covid-19, served
Railway community partnership creates art gallery in platform shelter
Southern displays work of local artists inspired by station’s rural environment
Transformation is among hundreds of community projects in train company’s multimillion-pound station improvement programme
A partnership between local community groups and Southern Railway has created a surprising artwork installation at Penshurs
Network Rail have issued the following press release about the repair and redecoration of Oxted Viaduct:
A vital project to protect the future of the railway from Oxted in Surrey to Uckfield and East Grinstead in Sussex continues with important bridge repairs and a new lick of paint.
Since summer 2020 we've been working on a major refurbishment of the 140-year-old Oxted Viaduct, which ca
Southern Railway have converted an early-Victorian storage hut at Burgess Hill station into a comfortable new waiting room
The 180-year-old brick hut was the station’s original main building
The waiting room displays award-winning landscape photography
Passengers using Burgess Hill station can now shelter in comfort in a smart new waiting room, converted from a hut that once formed the origina
During this year’s Green Skills Week (5th– 9th April), the UK’s largest rail operator is taking the opportunity to inspire the next generation about a sustainable future. In partnership with UK charity, Speakers for Schools, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) will discuss how its dedicated environment team are working hard to reduce the company’s carbon footprint.
The virtual event, which takes pla
Network Rail have issued the following press release about engineering work planned for the Easter weekend:
Network Rail will use Sunday 4 and Monday 5 April over the Easter weekend to continue upgrading Gatwick Airport station which is open for travel, to improve future journeys for passengers.
Work on improving Gatwick Airport station will continue with the installation of five lifts w
The UK’s biggest rail franchise is offering twice-weekly rapid lateral flow tests to its colleagues who can’t work from home. It’s part of a Government scheme to help stem the spread of Covid-19 and give added reassurance to staff, as well as passengers when they return to the railway.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), operator of Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express, has set
Network Rail have issued the following press release about Southbourne station's platform refurbishment:
Passengers in West Sussex will now benefit from £383k platform upgrade to improve journeys for all who use the station.
Southbourne railway station serves the village of Southbourne in West Sussex. It is on the West Coastway Line between Brighton and Southampton and lies on the edge of th
Network Rail have issued the following press release about Southbourne station's platform refurbishment:
Passengers in West Sussex will now benefit from £383k platform upgrade to improve journeys for all who use the station.
Southbourne railway station serves the village of Southbourne in West Sussex. It is on the West Coastway Line between Brighton and Southampton and lies on the edge of th
Ahead of schools and colleges returning to face-to-face learning from Monday 8th March, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is sharing advice and reassurance to pupils and students who plan to travel by train.
On 22nd February, the train company introduced a reduced timetable to better match the fewer number of passengers travelling due to lockdown. The new timetable follows feedback from key worker
Ahead of schools and colleges returning to face-to-face learning from Monday 8th March, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is sharing advice and reassurance to pupils and students who plan to travel by train.
On 22nd February, the train company introduced a reduced timetable to better match the fewer number of passengers travelling due to lockdown. The new timetable follows feedback from key worker
