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  • ​Goring-by-Sea footbridge in West Sussex to be refurbished thanks to £511,000 investment from Network Rail

    Network Rail have issued the following press release about the footbridge refurbishment at Goring-by-Sea station:
    Work is well under way to refurbish the footbridge at Goring-by-Sea station and provide a safer way of crossing the railway as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.
    Repairs include the renewing of staircase coverings, treads and metalwork to maintain the footbridge structu

  • Driving Diversity: GTR Recruiting Now for New Drivers

    More than 160 trainee driver roles available at Govia Thameslink Railway Applications are open until 13th December Roles available across central and south England
    Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has more than 160 train driver jobs up for grabs across its portfolio of brands including Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern and Gatwick Express.
    Open to anyone above the age of 20*, becoming a

  • Passengers asked to plan ahead for travel over Christmas in Sussex

    Network Rail have issued the following press release giving advance notice of timetable changes for the Brighton Mail Line and other Sussex services over the Christmas and New Year period:
    The vast majority of the rail network in Sussex will be open for normal Christmas and New Year train services and passengers can travel with confidence with rigorous and extensive cleaning regimes in place.

  • Passengers advised to plan their journey ahead of London King’s Cross Christmas closure

    Network Rail has issued the following press release:
    Network Rail, Great Northern and Thameslink are urging passengers to plan ahead if travelling on the East Coast Main Line to and from London between Christmas Day and 30 December (inclusive) as major work takes place.
    No trains will run into or out of King’s Cross between 25 and 30 December and a reduced service will be in place from 31 De

  • E-tickets available at more Sussex and Surrey stations, helping Southern and Thameslink passengers socially distance

    High resolution pictures are available to download at the bottom of this press release
    People can now travel using Southern and Thameslink smartphone e-tickets at 11 more railway stations in Sussex and Surrey, helping people socially distance, preventing the spread of Covid-19.
    Barcode readers have just been installed on ticket gates at:
    Hassocks Burgess Hill Haywards Heath Three Bridge

  • ​Southern spruces up south London stations

    North Dulwich gets heritage-style makeover “The Streathams” are brighter and smarter Southern Railway to enhance every one of its stations
    Proud Southern Railway station managers Nathaniel Owen and Steve Fleming are welcoming passengers to their newly spruced-up south London stations. Improvements at North Dulwich and Streatham are among the first to be completed in the train company’s networ

  • Great Sock Appeal Needs YOU This Christmas

    As Covid-19 deepens the poverty crisis, Govia Thameslink Railway partners with local charities across its network once again to support homeless people over the winter season and break stigma associated with homelessness.
    Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the UK’s largest rail network, will join forces once again with a variety of its regional charity partners this Christmas, to provide support f

  • Travel Advice for Students from Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR)

    With the student travel window opening this Thursday, the UK’s largest rail operator is supporting those that need to travel home by train to do so safely, by sharing information on top tips, travel advice and journey planning tools – in addition to retaining service levels throughout the period.
    The Government has called for students travelling home for Christmas to do so from 3rd – 9th Decemb

  • Travel Advice for Students from Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR)

    With the student travel window opening this Thursday, the UK’s largest rail operator is supporting those that need to travel home by train to do so safely, by sharing information on top tips, travel advice and journey planning tools – in addition to retaining service levels throughout the period.
    The Government has called for students travelling home for Christmas to do so from 3rd – 9th Decemb

  • New winter timetable heralds longer trains and extra services

    Thameslink and Great Northern passengers are being asked to check before they travel when the updated winter timetable is introduced from Sunday 13 December 2020.
    Great Northern will be doubling the length of trains between King’s Lynn and Cambridge to eight carriages following the completion of the £29m Fen Line upgrade, delivered in collaboration with Network Rail. This much-anticipated impro

  • Southern set to introduce updated winter timetable

    Southern passengers are being asked to check before they travel when its updated winter timetable is introduced from Sunday 13 December 2020.
    In response to customer feedback and passenger demand, new early morning weekday services will be reintroduced on several lines, along with additional Saturday services on the Brighton to Lewes, Brighton to West Worthing, Sutton to London Victoria and Lon

  • ​Children’s train designs sculpted in steel for station display

    Five young artists have been watching a blacksmith turn their drawings of trains into spectacular metal sculptures, to be installed at Glynde station for passengers and passers by to enjoy.
    The artist blacksmith at historic Glynde Forge, Thomas Gontar, was commissioned to create the steel sculptures by the local community, his work being funded by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) as part of its n

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