Brent Cross West passes platform tests
London's next new station, Brent Cross West, has passed a range of safety and technical tests, with Thameslink trains successfully arriving and departing on overnight trial runs over the past two weeks.
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GTR donates £12,500 train retirement collection to Sussex children’s hospice
Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice in West Sussex has received a cheque for over £12,500 from train company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR). The money was raised at a special charity tour last month, organised with the help of the Branch Line Society, to mark the retirement of the Southern fleet of Class 313 trains.
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Thameslink fleet set for additional digital upgrade
Industry partners in the transformational East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) have signed a £32.7million contract to upgrade the Class 700 Thameslink fleet to the latest specification of European Train Control System
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GTR trials app at Stevenage station to improve assistance for blind and partially sighted passengers
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is trialling an app at Stevenage station that connects blind and partially sighted people to a remote advisor who then uses the passenger’s smartphone camera to guide them quickly around railway stations, to a member of staff
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Thameslink and Whizz-Kidz team up with young wheelchair users to promote London’s first step-free art trail
Young wheelchair users have teamed up with GTR and charity Whizz-Kidz to promote London’s first step-free art trail
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REMINDER: Kentish Town Tube station to close for improvements from Monday 26 June, including essential replacement of both escalators
Transport for London (TfL) is reminding customers who use Kentish Town Tube station that essential work to replace both of the station’s 26-year-old escalators starts from Monday 26 June 2023, meaning the Underground station will close for up to one year from this date.
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Significant upgrades on the Midland Main Line this weekend – passengers urged to plan ahead
Passengers travelling to and from London on the Midland Main Line are being urged to plan ahead this weekend as major upgrades get under way.
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Customers reminded to plan ahead as work continues to bring digital signalling to the East Coast Main Line
On the weekend of Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 June, passengers planning to travel to and from London King's Cross and other locations on the Great Northern network are being urged to plan ahead.
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GTR trials app at Brighton station to improve assistance for blind and partially sighted passengers
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is trialling an app at Brighton station that connects blind and partially sighted people to a remote advisor who then uses the passenger’s smartphone camera to guide them quickly around railway stations, to a member of staff
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GTR trials app to improve assistance for blind and partially sighted passengers
GTR is trialling an app that connects blind and partially sighted people to a remote advisor who then uses the passenger’s smartphone camera to guide them quickly around railway stations, to a member of staff
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Great Northern can now further support disabled passengers at three stations on the Fen line
A new mobile assistance team has been launched for Downham Market, Littleport and Watlington stations
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REMINDER: Passengers advised to check their journeys due to industrial action between 31 May and 3 June
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) - which operates Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express - strongly urges customers to plan ahead and check their travel between Wednesday 31 May and Saturday 3 June due to industrial action.
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