On Sunday 6 March Great Northern gave a train-mad youngster about to undergo open heart surgery a cab ride between King’s Cross and Stevenage to round off an amazing weekend in London, as part of the work of charities Max Appeal and Rays of Sunshine.
Pay as you go brings new, more convenient, way to pay for travel Customers pay less as Swanley station moves into Zone 8 and gets daily and weekly (Monday to Sunday) capping
Horsham station saw the launch of a huge programme of defibrillator installations at every Southern Sussex station by the Sussex Heart Charity.
Passengers in the South East suffered delays yesterday evening and this morning (Thursday and Friday) after three bridges were hit by high vehicles within 12 hours of each other.
Eight young unemployed people from Welwyn Garden City, Luton, Hertford and Letchworth, have graduated from a ‘Get Into Railways’ job support programme run by train company Great Northern and youth charity The Prince’s Trust.
New Thameslink trains introduced last year helped Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) to a hat-trick of accolades in the prestigious Rail Business Awards ceremony held last night (25 Feb), and the company was highly commended in another.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) won in three categories at the prestigious Rail Business Awards ceremony held last night (25 Feb), and was highly commended in another.
At Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink, we want to modernise the way we operate approximately 80 of our busier stations for the benefit of passengers, many of whom now buy their tickets online, or use Oyster, contactless and smartcards.
At Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern, we want to modernise the way we operate approximately 80 of our busier stations for the benefit of passengers, many of whom now buy their tickets online, or use Oyster, contactless and smartcards.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has struck a deal worth over £200m to finance its replacement suburban train fleet on the Great Northern route, which is the first for new rolling stock company Rock Rail, with equity provided by SL Capital (part of Standard Life Investments) and debt from Aviva Investors.
Brian, a cat believed to be a stray who lived at St Albans station and was fed and looked after by the station staff, was reunited with his owner after three years following the discovery of his microchip on a trip to the vet.
Staff at St Neots station threw a surprise party for Lucy Conrad, 11, giving presents and sharing birthday cake with a very popular young passenger.
