A trip to confidence
Thameslink has given young people with learning difficulties the confidence to travel by train
Topics: Transport
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Passengers prepare for major rail closure throughout school half term
The southern end of the Brighton Main Line shuts for nine days during the school half term as work on a vital £67 million upgrade continues
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Fundraising Brighton train drivers smash rowathon target
Three train drivers from Southern Rail have smashed their fundraising target by relay-rowing the distance from London to Paris in 24 hours on Brighton Station concourse
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Bedford station hosts colossal community cake sale for homelessness charity
NOAH Enterprise, the Luton-based charity providing support for homeless and excluded people, has received a donation of £850 from a bake sale by staff and businesses at Bedford station working with the Bedford - St Albans City Community Rail Partnership.
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Record-breaking 2000th qualified driver at work on GTR
GTR now has over 2,000 qualified drivers, the first train operating company ever to reach this milestone
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Three men in a train cab row London to Paris for cancer
Three Southern Rail train drivers will be relay-rowing the distance from London to Paris during a 24-hour non-stop marathon effort on Brighton station concourse this Friday
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Thameslink reinstates a dozen more night services
From last night, Monday 7 January, train operator Thameslink has reinstated 12 services to the late-night timetable, bringing the number of services reinstated since July 2018 to more than 200.
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Fares rise on 2 January 2019
Fares on Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Gatwick Express will rise by an average of 2.97% which is less than the rate of inflation and less than the national average
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GTR and local communities join forces to spread Christmas cheer
Govia Thameslink Railway and local station communities have been getting into the Christmas spirit.
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GTR helps passengers affected by Gatwick closure
Govia Thameslink Railway is offering thousands of passengers affected by the closure of Gatwick airport rail travel at no extra cost to help them complete their journey or make alternative travel arrangements.
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Bedford station hosts colossal community cake sale for homelessness charity
Thameslink staff, Bedford station businesses and the local community pooled their baking skills to fight homelessness last Friday, with a colossal cake and pastries sale at the station that raised £775.
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GTR promises temporary footbridge during rail bridge closure
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has listened to residents’ and traders’ concerns about the temporary closure of Cambridge’s Mill Road Bridge next year, and promised to install a temporary footbridge and move its work to the summer
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Just the ticket: Great Northern staff present Air Ambulance with fundraising cheque
Following a day of fundraising challenges in November, Great Northern staff at King's Lynn Station have presented the East Anglian Air Ambulance Service with a cheque for £1,525.
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Southern driver leads festive fundraising charge
Southern Rail train driver Laura McDonald has led a festive food, gift and toiletry donation drive at the rail operator’s Selhurst and Norwood driver depots to support two local food banks
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And… action! Elstree station finds Strictly fame on the small screen
Thameslink’s Elstree & Borehamwood station staff swapped promoting tickets for tangos when they helped celebrate last weekend’s finals of Strictly Come Dancing
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Govia Thameslink reunites biker with charity that saved his life
Motorcyclist Greg Gregory has been reunited with the East Anglian Air Ambulance fundraising team, a year and a half after the service saved his life following a motorbike accident.
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Sussex and Surrey passengers reminded to check before travelling over the festive period as Network Rail takes to the tracks for major railway upgrades
London Victoria will be closed this Christmas and New Year to Southern and Gatwick Express services. Network Rail has issued this important news release to media.
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Govia Thameslink’s fundraising sees Christmas come early to children’s hospice
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has presented its latest fundraising donation of £6,176 to Chestnut Tree House Hospice, the only children’s hospice in Sussex.
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Cricklewood station mural celebrates female achievers and 100 years of women’s suffrage
A mural has been created at Cricklewood station as a tribute to the famous aviator Amy Johnson, who lived nearby. The mural, by renowned urban artist Lakwena, is one of 20 installations across London celebrating remarkable local women to mark the centenary of the first steps in women’s suffrage in the UK.
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Southern helps first-class florist’s dreams blossom at Horley station
A new florist's shop, run by former law enforcement officer Gavin Lambert, has opened at Horley Station, located on the Brighton Main Line
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