New Thameslink train transforms passenger journeys on suburban route
All aboard – the new Thameslink train (shown here at Blackfriars) has space for all its passengers on the suburban route
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ASLEF cancels drivers' ballot
ASLEF has had to cancel its ballot of Southern drivers only a day after it started, rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway confirmed today (7 November).
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RMT determined to cancel Christmas for the travelling public
In response to the latest announcement from the RMT Union a spokesman for Southern said: “Not content with causing months of misery, the RMT has now hit a new low and is determined to cancel Christmas for the travelling public."
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New chapter for Cricklewood
Cricklewood Town Team and the local library have helped Thameslink open a pop-up community library at its railway station.
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Southern to run more trains during the next RMT conductors’ strike
Southern is putting on extra trains as the RMT union gears-up for two further days of strike action this week on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 November.
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Call off strikes or deal is off table, Southern tells union
GTR, parent company of Southern Railway, has today told the RMT union it will rescind its "full and comprehensive offer" if further strike action goes ahead.
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Special travel arrangements for Lewes Bonfire
No trains will stop at Lewes or several neighbouring stations after midday on Saturday 5th November – bonfire night – and road restrictions will apply.
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Blackfriars blocked
Thameslink services are being severely disrupted at Blackfriars.
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Southern restores more services to timetable
Southern Railway has announced it will restore 63 more services to the timetable, including the full West London Line timetable and 34 West Coastway services to destinations such as Hove, Bognor, Barnham and Worthing next Monday (October 24).
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GTR responds to TUC statement
Responding to the statment made by the TUC this morning, Charles Horton, Chief Executive of Govia Thameslink Railway which operates Southern, said: "This is simply scaremongering. We'll have a second person rostered to work on every train that has one now - in fact they'll be on more trains."
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GTR calls on RMT union to ask members to vote on deal as more defy strike
On the eve of another damaging three-day strike by the RMT on Southern, Govia Thameslink Railway has called on the union to suspend strikes and hold a referendum of its members to allow them to decide for themselves whether they want to accept its 8-point offer plus £2,000 lump sum per person which is back on the table.
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Transport Select Committee report
Commenting on the Transport Select Committee’s Report, Charles Horton, chief executive of GTR, said: “Clearly this a long and complex report, which we’ve only just received and we now need time to study its detailed contents."
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