Train firm and Council promote sustainable travel with bike parking partnership
Environmentally conscious commuters choosing the sustainable bike-and-train transport combination can now use a new cycle parking hub at Kenley station.
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Rail passengers in South London and Sussex are being reminded to check before they travel as Network Rail continues signalling upgrades in South London
Passengers are being reminded to plan ahead and check their journeys as vital upgrades are completed on the railway on Network Rail’s Sussex route this late May bank holiday.
From Saturday 27 to Sunday 28 May, engineers will be carrying out signalling work between Streatham Hill and Crystal Palace and West Croydon.
As a result, this means that buses will replace trains between:
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St Albans City Station celebrates milestone moment
The Mayor of St Albans was one of many who joined Thameslink staff to mark 50 years since the city train station was rebuilt, thanks to an event organised by Beds & Herts Community Rail Partnership.
To honour the impressive milestone, a mural and commemorative vintage plaque were unveiled at the Thameslink station on Monday, 15 May. The mural, designed by Richard Green, depicts a steam -
Railway colleagues trained in dementia awareness thanks to new call-out
Ahead of Dementia Action Week, which begins on Monday 15 May, Govia Thameslink Railway has partnered with the Alzheimer's Society to help employees recognise the signs of dementia and how to offer support in real life scenarios.
The rail operator set a target of getting 100 colleagues signed up to be ‘Dementia Friends’, an initiative created by Alzheimer's Society. However, with so many people -
Rail passengers urged to check their journeys ahead of national strike action by ASLEF and RMT unions
Regrettably, due to upcoming national industrial action on the railway, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – which operates Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express – is urging customers to check before they travel on services from mid-May until early June
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Southern increases capacity for passengers on busy routes in the capital
Passengers on busy routes in London will have more space to travel when Southern and Thameslink introduce their new summer timetables from Sunday 21 May. Passengers should check the new schedules in online journey planners such as National Rail Enquiries.
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Extra train services for passengers in new summer timetable
Passengers using the King’s Lynn to Cambridge Fen Line will have extra services to meet returning demand post-Covid when Great Northern and Thameslink introduce their new summer timetables on Sunday 21 May. The journey between King’s Cross and Cambridge will be quicker on some stopping services.
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Southern coastal passengers to benefit from more choice, convenience and comfort
Passengers using Southern services along the Sussex coast can look forward to more choice, convenience and comfort on many routes when the rail company introduces its summer timetable, along with modern trains to replace the UK’s oldest electric mainline fleet, from Sunday 21 May.
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Farewell tour to UK’s oldest trains raises £25,000 for children’s hospice and at-risk youngsters
Hundreds of rail enthusiasts helped Southern Rail and the Branch Line Society raise £25,000 for charity on a special tour onboard a coastal Class 313 train that will be retired from service on 20 May
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Great Northern can now further support disabled passengers at six stations in Hertfordshire and north London
Two new mobile assistance teams have started work in a trial to further support disabled passengers and other customers at six smaller stations in Hertfordshire and north London
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Kentish Town tube station to be closed for improvements, including essential replacement of both escalators
Transport for London has issued the following release regarding upcoming works at Kentish Town tube station:
Station to close from Monday 26 June for up to a year to enable vital work to be carried out The station’s two ageing escalators are the most unreliable on the network and will be replaced with new, state-of-the-art machines Additional package of station improvements will be carried -
REMINDER: Passengers asked to check before travelling over the May Day bank holiday and Coronation weekends
Network Rail and Govia Thameslink Railway have jointly issued the following press release about planned engineering work affecting upcoming weekends in May:
Much of the railway network is open over the May bank holiday and Coronation weekend across the Anglia region. But with major station and renewals projects taking place, we urge passengers to check before travelling as some engineering work
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