Network Rail have issued the following press release about progress on introducing digital technology to the East Coast Main Line in Hertfordshire:Billion-pound plans to improve rail travel to and from London have progressed further with critical work taking place over the weekend to prepare for a digital future.
The East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) will create a more reliable railway with l
Govia Thameslink Railway, which operates Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express, has released a re-imagined version of the children’s song ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ for Rail Safety Week (26th June - 2nd July). The song, called the ‘Keep off the Track’ track, is currently available to stream on Spotify and promotes safety at stations by reminding passengers to keep hold
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.
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.
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
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
Young wheelchair users have teamed up with GTR and charity Whizz-Kidz to promote London’s first step-free art trail
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.
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.
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.
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
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
