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Work ramps up as Network Rail upgrades track and signalling over August Bank Holiday ready to connect Midland Main Line with new Brent Cross West station

18 August 2021 15:27

Network Rail have issued the following press release about engineering work planned for the Late August Bank Holiday affecting train services between Luton and St Pancras:
Essential railway upgrades are taking place over August Bank Holiday weekend – ready to connect services to Brent Cross West station when it opens next year Network Rail will also continue with Kentish Town track upgrades an

Disabled practitioners help GTR station and train staff give better assistance on railway

17 August 2021 14:13

Govia Thameslink Railway has trained almost 3,000 customer-facing colleagues from Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express in ways to improve the service they give disabled and older passengers on the railway

Going digital: Passengers reminded of August Bank Holiday service changes on Northern City Line as East Coast Digital Programme continues

17 August 2021 14:12

Network Rail have issued the following press release about planned engineering work during the Late August Bank Holiday affecting services between Finsbury Park and Moorgate:
Project to create UK’s first intercity digital railway continues over August Bank Holiday weekend Route between Finsbury Park and Moorgate closed and services diverted to London King’s Cross Over 95% of Britain’s rail net

Bring your bras to Bedford and raise money for charity!

12 August 2021 09:06

The ‘Bra Bank’ will be open for donations at Bedford station for three weeks - every Monday and Thursday from 09:00 – 12:00, starting Monday 16 August For every tonne of bras collected, Against Breast Cancer receives £700 to fund research Thameslink station assistant Susan Hall is bringing the initiative to Bedford station after discovering that charity shops and clothes banks wouldn’t accept br

Network Rail, Southern and Thameslink issue “essential travel only” warning due to emergency work on the Brighton Main Line this Sunday

11 August 2021 16:23

Emergency work to replace two damaged rails on the Brighton Main Line means passengers on the route are being urged to only travel if necessary this Sunday morning

Hitchin’s history on show in station subway murals

9 August 2021 14:23

The operator of Hitchin’s train services has installed a pair of dramatic murals to brighten the station’s subway for passengers.
The two murals, each 15 metres long, tell the town’s history since the mid-19th century using around 200 photographs from the North Herts Museum’s collection.
The artworks were created by community and environmental charity Groundwork East. Govia Thameslink Railwa

It’s a family affair for new coffee shop at Hurst Green station

6 August 2021 08:47

The Stubley family from Purley had always talked about opening their own coffee shop, but until last year it had remained a pipe dream. With the Covid-19 pandemic leaving their son out of work, there was no better time to make this dream a reality.
23-year-old William Stubley lives with hemiplegia – a neurological condition which affects people in different ways, including weakness and a lack o

More comfort and communication for returning rail passengers

5 August 2021 12:43

Multimillion-pound improvement programme by Govia Thameslink Railway promises returning rail passengers a better station experience 1,500 square metres of waiting rooms, shelters and canopies built or refurbished – more weather protection than 2,000 umbrellas almost 3,000 new seats installed – more than the Royal Festival Hall over 100 new customer information screens installed, with a combined d

More comfort and communication for returning rail passengers

5 August 2021 09:57

Multimillion-pound improvement programme by Govia Thameslink Railway promises returning rail passengers a better station experience 1,500 square metres of waiting rooms, shelters and canopies built or refurbished – more protection than 2,000 umbrellas nearly 3,000 new seats installed – more than the Royal Festival Hall over 100 new customer information screens installed across the network, with a

Community and rail industry partners celebrate heritage-style station restoration

4 August 2021 15:37

The East Sussex village railway station at Eridge hosted its 153rd birthday party yesterday when the Southeast Community Rail Partnership brought the local community together with Southern and other rail industry partners to celebrate the station’s heritage-style restoration.
With financial support from the Railway Heritage Trust, Southern’s parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has pai

Thameslink and partners to host mental health hubs during Cows about Cambridge

3 August 2021 14:48

To recognise its ongoing support for the theme of health and wellbeing at this year’s Cows about Cambridge art trail, official travel partner of the exhibition, Thameslink, will be hosting a drop-in mental health hub at Cambridge station.
Staffed by volunteers from Cambridge Samaritans, CPSL Mind's STOP Suicide campaign and Cambridgeshire Public Health, the hubs will be open from 07:00 to 19:0

Bikes abandoned at Sussex railway stations get new life in Brighton

2 August 2021 11:32

Southern Railway have donated over 50 bikes abandoned on their network to two community cycle workshops in Brighton.
Brighton Bike Hub, based just off Lewes Road, and Cranks, in Kemptown, are not-for-profit workshops who aim to promote and provide affordable cycling. They refurbish and recycle bikes and parts for sale at low prices, and offer space and advice for DIY repairs and maintenance.