New Thameslink train transforms passenger journeys on Sevenoaks suburban route
Passengers have started travelling on a new state-of-the-art train on Thameslink’s Sevenoaks to London and Bedford route.
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Award winning Christmas comes to Angmering
Angmering station has had a festive make over thanks to three local community primary schools from the Rustington area, with the designs and artwork going on to win first place in a local Eco Christmas competition.
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Prince's Trust youngsters offered jobs with Southern
This week marks the graduation of nine Croydon youngsters from The Prince’s Trust ‘Get Into Railway’ programme which aims to help young people between the ages of 16-25 achieve employment in various industries, including the railway.
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Southern/ASLEF: Acas talks end with no deal
Commenting on Southern/ASLEF talks at Acas, Nick Brown, Chief Operating Officer of Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), Southern's parent company, said: "We're deeply disappointed, as our passengers will be, that ASLEF has been unable to accept our proposals and that we cannot find a way forward to end this dispute with the drivers' union at this stage."
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SEVERE DISRUPTION TOMORROW, WARNS SOUTHERN TRAINS
Passengers on Southern and Gatwick Express have been warned to expect services to be severely disrupted tomorrow, Thursday 15 December, following today’s drivers’ strike and the ASLEF union’s on-going refusal to allow drivers to work overtime.
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Southern and ASLEF talks at Acas
Talks have adjourned for today. We are reconvening tomorrow morning at Acas.
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Art goes down a storm at Cuffley station
Passengers travelling through Cuffley station will have their journey brightened thanks to new artwork produced by local school children.
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Modernised depot to transform Great Northern rail services
Great Northern passengers are set to see a transformation in rail services with the completion of an enlarged, modernised train depot in north London, which is now one of the biggest in the UK.
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Please don't travel, Southern warns train passengers
Southern Railway today advised the travelling public not to travel tomorrow, irrespective of the outcome of today's Court of Appeal hearing to try and obtain an injunction against the drivers' strikes, set to begin at midnight.
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GTR to appeal injunction refusal
GTR, parent company of Southern Railway, has confirmed it has lodged an urgent application at the Court of Appeal against the High Court decision on 8 December refusing an injunction to prevent industrial action by ASLEF.
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Thameslink and Great Northern choose Keech Hospice Care as corporate charity
Thameslink and Great Northern staff have chosen Luton-based good cause Keech Hospice Care as their new corporate charity, and have made a donation of £747 to get the fundraising ball rolling.
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Southern warns of reduced service across network tomorrow, Friday
Passengers on Southern and Gatwick Express have been warned again to expect services to be severely reduced across much of the network on non-strike days from tomorrow (Friday), through the weekend and on Monday as a result of ASLEF’s continued overtime ban.
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Press statement - GTR vs ASLEF legal action
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."
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Press statement - GTR vs ASLEF legal action
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."
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2017 fares announced. Compensation scheme unveiled for Southern passengers
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.
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Union industrial action to cause “severe and significant” disruption to services
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.
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Improved compensation for Thameslink and Great Northern passengers
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.
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Cubs Go-Learn with Southern
Cubs from a local pack enjoyed a session learning about safe and independent travel with volunteers from Southern this week.
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East Worthing station gets arty
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.
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Disruption tonight
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.
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