Railway relationship at Crofton Park blossoms as Thameslink launches first Station Partnership
Thameslink launched its first Station Partnership on Monday 7 December, as members of the local community officially adopted Crofton Park station.
Thameslink launched its first Station Partnership on Monday 7 December, as members of the local community officially adopted Crofton Park station.
Southern has won two awards at the recent Golden Spanners awards, sponsored by Modern Railways.
Local residents are bringing street food, organic produce, handmade products, affordable gifts and custom-made furniture that showcase local skills and culture to a brand new market next to Tulse Hill station, which is jointly sponsored by Southern.
GTR has published its 2015 Sustainability Report, focusing on its positive contributions made in a range of areas, including local communities, the environment, its passengers, and employees.
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Staff from Thameslink and Great Northern last week spent an afternoon with Dr Carrie Herbert MBE, founder and president of the charity Red Balloon Learner Centres. They discussed the fact that bullying does not just happen in schools but outside the school gates - and of course on public transport and trains.
Brighton station has won the Station of the Year award at the National Cycle-Rail Awards, recognising all the work undertaken on the first class cycle hub.
Southern has been shortlisted as finalists in five categories for the forthcoming prestigious national Rail Business awards. These awards recognise a range of passenger improvement programmes undertaken by the rail industry.
The future of commuting made its first outing on Thameslink tracks last night (Tuesday, 24 November).
The new £11.5m multi-story car park at Haywards Heath station has taken another step to completion with the opening of the entire car park to station users.
Three young unemployed people from Luton and Flitwick have been given full-time jobs at St Albans and Bedford stations with train company Thameslink after graduating from a programme run with youth charity The Prince’s Trust.
Passengers are being urged to check before travelling over the Christmas period as a major programme of improvement work on the railways in south London this Christmas means that Southern and Gatwick Express services will be disrupted over the holiday period.