Young apprentices show MP their skills in maintaining Great Northern trains
Young apprentice engineers with Great Northern took local MP Catherine West on a tour of their train maintenance depot in Hornsey, north London
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Thameslink community day creates hive of activity at St Albans station
Govia Thameslink Railway staff and the St Albans South Signal Box Preservation Trust make bee-friendly improvements for passengers
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Thameslink drivers take on 100-mile cycling challenge to support cancer charity
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) staff will be taking on a cycling challenge on Sunday 12 May to raise money and awareness for blood cancer charity Bloodwise, in memory of a Thameslink driver-trainer.
Thirteen members of train drivers and staff from Thameslink’s Bedford traincrew depot have organised a 100-mile cycle ride around the countryside of Bedfordshire in honour of train driver Kev Severs -
Station team welcomes group to make rail service more accessible
Elstree & Borehamwood Thameslink station team members welcomed a group of passengers with accessibility needs to help them travel with confidence on the railway
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Passengers advised to plan ahead of autumn half-term rail closures on the West Coastway
Engineering work will close south coast route between Barnham and Havant over autumn half term
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Station refreshed: new coffee and snack bar for Haywards Heath
Haywards Heath's rail passengers can now enjoy fresh coffee and pastries from the latest branch of Puccino’s, which opened at the station this month.
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GTR spruces up Northern City Line platforms
The sub-surface platforms of Moorgate, Old Street, Essex Road and Highbury & Islington are being improved
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GTR gives passengers free on-train Wi-Fi
Passengers travelling with Southern can now log on to free Wi-Fi. The technology is also available on all 27 Gatwick Express trains as well as almost all those on Great Northern.
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Luton Town FC supports Thameslink community day at Flitwick station
Players and coaches from Luton Town FC’s academy joined staff from Thameslink for a community day at Flitwick station on Wednesday, tasked with brightening up the station for passengers
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Samaritans training course inspires marathon challenge
Celia Clark, Customer Experience Manager at Govia Thameslink Railway, is running her first full marathon in April in support of the Samaritans, after taking part in a training course with the charity on how to help vulnerable people on the railway.
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Southern makes autistic boy's day with visit to depot
Southern gives 10-year-old a special visit during Autism Awareness Month
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GTR improves station accessibility with latest projects
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is delighted to announce the completion of a number of upgrade projects at stations across the network to improve access for all passengers
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Passengers advised to travel earlier this evening
Passengers on Great Northern and Thameslink trains running through Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace are being advised to travel earlier if possible this evening
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Charity works with Southern to improve access at Eastbourne train station
Following the success of their trip with Southern Railway in April last year, a group from Possability People attended their third 'Try a Train' event from Brighton to Hampden Park via Eastbourne, hosted by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR).
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GTR welcomes funding announcement for step-free access at stations
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has welcomed the announcement that seven stations will receive funding to make them step-free and accessible to all its passengers. A further four stations where earlier bids for funding were initially deferred have now been given the green light.
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GTR working to narrow the gender pay gap
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) remains focused on narrowing the gender pay gap and has set an industry-leading target to improve gender balance; 21 per cent of our workforce will be female in 2021.
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New station concourse opens at Elstree & Borehamwood
First phase of £1.5m station redevelopment opens on schedule
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Pay as you go with Contactless and Oyster convenience extends to Hertford North
Pay as you go with Contactless and Oyster arrived at Hertford North, Bayford and Cuffley today (Tuesday, 2 April) giving Great Northern passengers greater convenience, with cheaper fares for all single and most return journeys to London Terminals on weekdays. Passengers now have the option of using pay as you go with Oyster or contactless cards or devices.
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Great Northern thanks Royston Community Association and Fire Service for passenger support
Great Northern has donated a total of £750 to thank Royston Community Association and the local Fire Service for their help in assisting passengers who were stranded when a falling tree hit their train near Royston during the severe weather just before Christmas.
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Britain’s oldest electric trains replaced with £240m new fleet
For the first time in 40 years, passengers are riding on new trains in the tunnels to London Moorgate, as Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) begins to replace mainland Britain’s oldest electric rail fleet
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