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  • Boosted train service in place for Brighton & Hove Pride – helping to bring party spirit to the south coast

    Govia Thameslink Railway has confirmed it will run additional services and lengthen some of its trains to transport crowds to and from the event
    As the excitement starts to build for Brighton & Hove Pride 2023, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – which operates services in and out of the city – has confirmed there will be an enhanced service plan to support visitors on Saturday 5 and Sunday

  • Passengers advised to check their journeys due to industrial action 3-8 July

    Amended timetable with fewer services Gatwick Express suspended but airport still well served by other trains Finsbury Park Wireless Festivalgoers should expect long delays and crowds, and are encouraged to consider all travel options available
    Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) strongly urges customers to plan ahead, allow extra time and check trains before setting out for the station from Mon

  • Rail Minister joins Southern and community leaders to discuss rail’s economic development role

    Rail Minister and MP for Bexhill and Battle Huw Merriman MP joined train company Southern and community representatives from along the East Sussex coast at a forum in Cooden Beach, near Bexhill earlier this month. Attendees discussed how they can work together to take full advantage of the rail service improvements introduced in May to support the area’s economy.

  • Further progress with East Coast Digital Programme

    Network Rail have issued the following press release about progress on introducing digital technology to the East Coast Main Line in Hertfordshire:Billion-pound plans to improve rail travel to and from London have progressed further with critical work taking place over the weekend to prepare for a digital future.
    The East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) will create a more reliable railway with l

  • Rail passengers reminded to keep hold of belongings with 2023 take on nursery rhyme classic

    Govia Thameslink Railway, which operates Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express, has released a re-imagined version of the children’s song ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ for Rail Safety Week (26th June - 2nd July). The song, called the ‘Keep off the Track’ track, is currently available to stream on Spotify and promotes safety at stations by reminding passengers to keep hold

  • Brent Cross West passes platform tests

    London's next new station, Brent Cross West, has passed a range of safety and technical tests, with Thameslink trains successfully arriving and departing on overnight trial runs over the past two weeks.

  • GTR donates £12,500 train retirement collection to Sussex children’s hospice

    Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice in West Sussex has received a cheque for over £12,500 from train company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR). The money was raised at a special charity tour last month, organised with the help of the Branch Line Society, to mark the retirement of the Southern fleet of Class 313 trains.

  • Thameslink fleet set for additional digital upgrade

    Industry partners in the transformational East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) have signed a £32.7million contract to upgrade the Class 700 Thameslink fleet to the latest specification of European Train Control System

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