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  • Southern staff support local good causes

    Eastbourne based charity Embrace received a £420 donation from Southern as a result of the effort staff made to support good causes during December.

  • ​Southern calls on RMT to suspend conductor strike

    Southern has called again on the RMT to suspend its strike action after confirming that over 70% of its trains will run tomorrow (Monday 23 January) with a full service returning on Tuesday.

  • ​Response to latest RMT strike date

    “Our CEO Charles Horton spoke face-to-face with Mick Lynch, deputy general secretary of the RMT, immediately after their recording of a BBC debate last Sunday. Charles invited the RMT to fresh talks but we’ve had no dates or times from them."

  • GTR response to ORR DOO report

    “The independent rail regulator carried out a full and comprehensive review, including a thorough risk assessment, of our plans to implement driver-controlled trains on new routes on the Southern network. We warmly welcome their robust report which confirms that our roll-out programme is safe."

  • Southern response to ASLEF announcement

    Responding to ASLEF's announcement this morning, a Southern spokesperson said: “This is a cynical ploy to minimise the impact on ASLEF’s drivers’ pay packets and maximises misery, disruption and hardship for passengers."

  • Service disruption on Southern Rail over New Year

    Passengers are advised to check before they travel as Southern rail services are expected to be severely disrupted during the RMT’s next three-day strike which starts tomorrow (31 December).

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