GTR helps GWR in wake of cracks found on Class 800s
Govia Thameslink Railway is temporarily sub leasing six of its Gatwick Express Class 387/2 units to Great Western Railway to help provide extra resilience and additional capacity where most needed
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Shoreham-by-Sea station receives makeover with £708k upgrade and achieves carbon reduction of 37%
Major repair and refurbishment work has been completed at Shoreham-by-Sea railway station
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Balham station refurbishment complete
A £2.6m project has been completed, giving the station a face-lift fit for the 21st century
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Work begins on major Access for All scheme at Finsbury Park railway station this month
Work is due to start on a major scheme to improve accessibility for passengers at Finsbury Park railway station – a key location on the network and a strategic interchange for services across London
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Keeping the East Coast Digital Programme on track – Further weekend closures on Northern City Line confirmed
Network Rail and Great Northern have confirmed there will be additional weekend closures of the Northern City Line between Finsbury Park and Moorgate to enable work on the East Coast Digital Programme to remain on track.
Three weekends of additional closures will take place this year. The closures are necessary to allow work to create the UK’s first intercity digital railway in the UK.
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Ofsted gives full marks to Govia Thameslink Railway’s inclusive apprenticeship scheme
Education regulator endorses quality of the rail operator’s apprenticeship schemes Inspectors find that internal trainers motivate apprentices to achieve their goals Govia Thameslink Railway is on track to recruit 200 apprentices this year
Govia Thameslink Railway’s apprenticeship scheme has received an official stamp of approval by successfully passing its Ofsted New Provider Monitoring Visi -
art-K unveils mural in Horsham train station to commemorate local legend ‘Mr Pirie’
The following press release was issued by arts education organisation art-K, who have created a mural for Horsham station:
art-K, the leading provider of art classes for children in high street studios across the UK, has unveiled a mural in Horsham train station to commemorate the former Collyer’s headmaster and ‘local legend’ Mr (William) Pirie.
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Thameslink and Siemens Mobility celebrate five years of smarter travel
Thameslink and Siemens Mobility are this month celebrating five years of passenger service of their state-of-the-art ‘people mover’ Desiro City Class 700 train. The 115-strong fleet has travelled over 58 million miles – nearly halfway to Mars – since June 2016
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Bumper May and June for south London track and signalling upgrades
Network Rail have issued the following press release about recent and forthcoming engineering work between London Victoria and East Croydon stations:
Passengers travelling on the south London lines into London Victoria can look forward to more reliable journeys after Network Rail delivered a bumper programme of upgrades over May and June.
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Rail company showcases best walking and hiking routes in East of England with new partnership
The UK’s largest rail operator, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), is expanding its partnership with outdoor walking and hiking app, AllTrails. From this week, Great Northern and Thameslink customers can discover hand-curated trails across London and the east of England, including Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
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Rail Minister digs in to help stations and local youngsters bloom
Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris dug in today with young people taking their first steps into a horticultural career by working on landscaping projects at Thameslink and Great Northern stations across London
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Eridge station improvements 'lift off' to provide better access for passengers
Work at Eridge station in East Sussex is underway to provide step-free platform access making the station much easier to use for Southern Rail passengers with mobility issues, older people and parents with young children
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