Responding to the High Court's ruling today on an application for an injunction to stop ASLEF industrial action, Nick Brown, Chief Operating Officer of Govia Thameslink Railway, said: "Naturally we are disappointed. The judge said that such unprecedented strike action by ASLEF would cause massive disruption to the public."
Fares on Southern and Gatwick Express trains will rise by an average of 1.8% from January 2, in line with the annual increases of other train operators, it was confirmed today.
Southern Railway is warning customers to expect “severe and significant” disruption to Southern and Gatwick Express services every day from next Tuesday when industrial action by ASLEF and RMT unions begins.
Fares on Thameslink and Great Northern will rise by an average of 1.8% next year, in line with the annual increase of other train operators, but the good news is they will benefit from an enhanced compensation scheme for delays.
Cubs from a local pack enjoyed a session learning about safe and independent travel with volunteers from Southern this week.
East Worthing railway station has recently been transformed into an outdoor art gallery thanks to artistic students at Davison C.E. High School for Girls.
Passengers are advised that due to a major signalling failure in the Balcombe tunnel today which meant that the line had to be blocked seveeral times while Network Rail attended to the fault, Southern, Gatwick Express and Thameslink services will be severely disrupted this evening as many trains and train crew are out of position.
Govia Thameslink Railway, parent company of Southern Railway, has today issued proceedings at the High Court to seek an injunction to stop ASLEF’s industrial action.
Rail replacement bus plan 28/11/16 in Hastings area due to late finish of engineering work.
Responding to Aslef's ballot result, Charles Horton, Govia Thameslink Railway's Chief Executive Officer, said: "We believe this ballot was wholly unnecessary and unjustified in the first place and we're disappointed that the union is now contemplating industrial action."
Southern and Sussex Community Rail Partnership (SCRP) recently came together with local artist Graham Upton, to show off the award won for the art project in Edenbridge station’s underpass.
Southern will be providing an additional train service on the Tonbridge/Redhill Line during next week’s 48-hour strike by RMT Conductors, meaning that 62% of the normal timetable will be running.
Engineering work is taking place on Sunday 20 November between London Victoria and Clapham Junction closing most lines.
Rail company Great Northern and anti-bullying charity Red Balloon have joined forces to help prevent possible child bullying on stations and trains.
Train services are returning to normal for Thameslink passengers and a full service is in operation on East Midlands Trains this morning (Friday 11 November). Engineers successfully tested and brought into service a new signalling control system after the old one was damaged beyond repair by a power surge.
Rail passengers are being thanked for their patience as engineers continue to fix signalling equipment which was damaged at Luton on Tuesday (8 November). A cable came into contact with the overhead lines, causing a power surge which caused extensive damage to the signalling which controls trains.
Rail passengers are being advise to check before they travel on Thursday 10 November as some continued disruption is expected to Thameslink services with alterations also possible on East Midlands Trains.
Seven-year-old Alfie of Dunstable couldn’t believe his eyes when Santa and his reindeer climbed aboard one of Thameslink’s brand new trains at Bedford station to let the train take the strain out of some early Christmas gift-hunting.
All aboard – the new Thameslink train (shown here at Blackfriars) has space for all its passengers on the suburban route
ASLEF has had to cancel its ballot of Southern drivers only a day after it started, rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway confirmed today (7 November).