The Elstree & Borehamwood station Christmas tree was given a Star Wars twist by Thameslink station manager James Gillett, who styled his tree as Darth Vadar complete with mask, light sabre, cape and caption reading “I find your lack of tinsel disturbing”, achieving the rare feat of having commuters chuckling in the morning.
Staff from across Thameslink and Great Northern have been out and about this week helping to delight local good causes with two different types of donations.
A new fleet of modern air-conditioned trains is a step closer for Great Northern suburban services to and from Moorgate in the City of London with the news that Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has nominated train manufacturer Siemens as its preferred bidder.
Sometimes you may see that a service has been cancelled due to a member of train crew being unavailable. We know how frustrating it can be and would like to apologise.
Due to a technical issue with our automated performace reporting system, Public Performance Measure (PPM) figures for some areas of our netwrork were reported as being 100% on Tuesday. Clearly this was incorrect and we apologise for this.
Rail passengers at Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton can now use Great Northern’s new smartcard ticketing technology ‘the key’ for season ticket journeys to and from London and stations in between.
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.
GTR freezes thousands of fares and caps season tickets to rate of inflation
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.
