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  • UPDATED: Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern encourage customers to stagger journeys and check new train times

    UPDATED WITH REVISED ADVICE FOR TIMES NOT TO TRAVEL
    Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern is working in partnership with businesses as they prepare to reopen in line with Government advice. Customers are encouraged to support social distancing by avoiding travel, where possible, during the busiest times which are now between 6am and 7.30am.
    People who are thinking of travelling are asked t

  • Getting ready for the new world of travel

    GTR shares its top tips for those who need to head back onto the trains
    As people across the country begin to see the gradual ease to lockdown, the prospect of taking on the ‘new world commute’ for those who must travel by train, may seem a little daunting. While the advice is clear that people should still consider whether their journey is necessary and wear a face covering if travelling, inev

  • Community pride at Palmers Green station improvements

    Community volunteers are thrilled with the transformation of Great Northern’s Palmers Green station and hope the new look will be a source of pride for residents, as well as boosting footfall on the high street.
    Thanks to the efforts of Palmers Green Action Team and funding from Govia Thameslink Railway, Palmers Green station is now home to an impressive six-metre nature-themed mural and a new

  • ​ Abandoned bikes restored for Bedfordshire hospital staff

    Around 30 delighted NHS key workers at Bedfordshire hospitals are now travelling to work on free bicycles, thanks to a scheme to renovate abandoned bikes that is being run by Thameslink, Luton Council and Sustrans, the charity promoting cycling and walking.
    Fittingly the project has completed its first batch of bikes in June, National Bike Month. As one of a series of activities being run by T

  • Govia Thameslink Railway calls for budding engineers to consider rail careers

    Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is marking International Women in Engineering Day on 23rd June with an interactive online event to offer an insight into engineering careers in the rail industry.
    While aiming to attract more women to consider the sector, the event is open to anyone considering a role in engineering. Attendees will hear from colleagues from the rail operator, including Engineering

  • Musical rail workers find glory fundraising for NHS

    A Southern train driver and two conductors from Eastbourne have beaten their target of raising £1,000 for NHS workers with a song they recorded at work during lockdown.
    Harry McCormick on harmonica, Bernie Barnaville on guitar and Ricky Duggins on mandoline, rewrote an old gospel song “This Train Is Bound For Glory” and recorded it on the platform and concourse at Eastbourne station.
    Their ‘

  • Social Media Advisor Hannah proud to be offering support to passengers

    Thanks to our dedicated railway workers, we’re keeping trains running at a challenging time. We take a look behind the scenes to meet the ‘railway heroes’ making it happen and to hear their stories…
    Hannah Foran, 23, is a social media advisor and a fifth generational railway worker. An Anglo-Indian living in London, Hannah’s passion for trains was born out of a long-standing history of family m

  • Major line upgrade means trains from Peterborough and Cambridge will not run into King's Cross, Moorgate or St Pancras on 20/21 June

    Passengers urged not to travel during latest phase of £1.2 billion upgrade by Network Rail Great Northern and Thameslink services from Peterborough and Cambridge will not run in or out of King’s Cross, St Pancras or Moorgate
    Network Rail, with Great Northern and Thameslink, are urging passengers not to travel between Peterborough or Cambridge and London on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June, as t

  • Rail company advises passengers: Avoid busy times of day and wear a face covering

    People thinking of using the train to go shopping and for leisure trips as lockdown eases on 15 June, are being reminded to avoid the morning and evening peaks on Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern, to help keep the railway clear for key workers and others who need it most.
    Those who must travel by train should follow these clear guidelines:
    From 15 June, as a passenger, you must wear

  • Bikeability team rallies to Southern Rail’s call to help NHS workers

    ​West Sussex County Council has issued the following press release about its partnership with Govia Thameslink Railway to restore abandoned bikes for NHS key workers: More than 40 abandoned bicycles have been renovated by Bikeability instructors for NHS workers in a scheme initiated by Southern Rail.

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