Rail investment between London and Luton forges ahead this November
Major investment to upgrade the railway between London and Luton will reach a key milestone this November, meaning changes to train services along the Midland Main Line.
Major investment to upgrade the railway between London and Luton will reach a key milestone this November, meaning changes to train services along the Midland Main Line.
On World Mental Health Day – today, Monday 10 October - Samaritans and rail partners Network Rail, and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), as well as London North Eastern Railway (LNER), are coming together to raise awareness of Samaritans emotional support services and to encourage rail users to look after their own and each other’s mental wellbeing.
New mobile assistance teams have started work in a trial to further support disabled passengers and other customers at nine stations in South London
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is reminding passengers to travel only if absolutely necessary with Southern, Great Northern or Thameslink this Saturday, 8 October, due to strikes by the RMT union at Network Rail and UK train operators
Great Northern passengers at New Barnet station in North London are enjoying fairy-tale swathes of silk flowers, thanks to Govia Thameslink Railway’s new Station Partner, The Flower Bank, a local social enterprise. The unique enterprise re-uses and recycles surplus and used flowers from supermarkets, fellow florists and the corporate world.
Rail services between King's Lynn, Cambridge and London King's Cross will return to their usual schedules from tomorrow, Wednesday 5 October, following completion of work to repair track defects caused by the recent heatwave
Train operator Thameslink and Luton Town FC’s Academy have announced that their partnership support for Academy players will continue into its 15th season.
Network Rail have issued the following press release about digital signalling tests that mean Moorgate train services will be diverted to and from King's Cross on Sunday 9 October:
Passengers intending to use the Northern City Line between Finsbury Park and Moorgate on Sunday 9 October are asked to plan ahead and check before they travel as work is taking place to further test digital signallin
NATIONAL STRIKES: Travel only if absolutely necessary on Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink on Saturdays 1 and 8 October; warning for London Marathon runners and spectators on 2 October
Further changes are being introduced on the rail route between King's Lynn, Cambridge and London King's Cross from Monday 26 September, while work takes place to repair track defects caused by the recent heatwave
Major repairs are planned for the railway in Stevenage this Saturday (24 September) after the overhead electric wires were damaged on Tuesday evening.
Southern has helped a teenage rail enthusiast with Muscular Dystrophy build back his confidence while travelling by train