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  • Great Northern staff make dream come true for train-mad heart op boy

    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.

  • Oyster and CPay extended to Swanley

    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

  • Lorries hit bridges three times in 12 hours

    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.

  • Modernising our stations

    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.

  • Modernising our stations

    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.

  • GTR strikes £200m-plus deal for new train fleet serving City of London

    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.

  • St Albans station cat is reunited with owner after three years

    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.

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