St Albans station set for £5m improvement
Project set to get under way shortly
Topics: Transport
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Southern enforcement team to take on tall challenge for Samaritans
After months of training, a group of rail enforcement officers from Southern are taking on the Three Peaks Challenge at the end of June to raise funds for the Samaritans.
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Southern worker’s ‘labour of love’ research project into Great War gains recognition
One woman’s painstaking research into the Sussex railway workers who served in the Great War will soon be presented to West Sussex County Council records office, where it will be treated as an official reference document.
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Brighton boxing beginner fights for cancer charity
Dan Canales, who works for Govia Thameslink Railway at the Brighton station Travel Centre, will be boxing to fight cancer this Saturday [15 June], in his first ever competitive bout. Dan, 38, who lives near Steyning in West Sussex, has already raised over £500 for Cancer Research UK during his training.
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Southern depot team pick pedal power to support children’s hospital
Fuelled by bananas and energy gel, five engineers from Southern are hoping to raise £2,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) by tackling their longest ever cycle ride.
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12 young people thrilled to land jobs at Govia Thameslink Railway
Emotions ran high as 12 young people were offered jobs by Govia Thameslink Railway after successfully completing a four-week work experience scheme run in partnership with The Prince’s Trust.
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Thameslink launches new community partnership by giving Herts and Beds veterans VIP treatment to commemorate D-Day
Veterans were given the VIP treatment as Thameslink commemorated the 75th D-Day anniversary and celebrated the launch of its newest partnership, uniting communities and their local train stations.
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Thameslink finishes station bang on time
Thameslink has finished the £1.5m extension of Elstree & Borehamwood station, right on schedule, to ease rush hour congestion and improve facilities
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Celebrations mark official opening of Crofton Park Railway Garden
The local community and the Thameslink team at Crofton Park station came together to celebrate the official opening of their ‘blooming’ gorgeous railway garden at the weekend.
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Thameslink rail staff get busy in kitchen for homeless
Rail staff once again joined forces with the charity NOAH Enterprise to provide a hot meal to people who have fallen on hard times
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Champions League anthem composer pays special visit to Thornton Heath station
Southern rail staff welcomed a special visitor to Thornton Heath station ahead of the nail-biting Champions League final in Madrid this weekend.
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St Albans station hosts presenters for Local Radio Day
Thameslink station staff took to the airwaves today (Friday 24 May) as part of community celebrations at St Albans City station to mark Local Radio Day 2019.
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Vegan coffee shop opens at Bellingham station
Health conscious Thameslink passengers can now grab a ‘guilt-free' drink and snack on the go following the launch of a new vegan, eco-friendly coffee shop at Bellingham station.
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Gatwick Express team activities give boost to local autism charity
The Gatwick Express team has given a local charity a cash boost following a number of staff fundraising initiatives in recent months.
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Southern unveils new community mural at Thornton Heath
Southern has unveiled a new mural at Thornton Heath station, paying homage to a couple of local celebrities in a very colourful way.
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Brighton station team welcome Blind Veterans UK ahead of House of Lords meeting
The team at Brighton station welcomed Ovingdean-based Blind Veterans UK today [Wed 22 May] ahead of the organisation’s meeting at House of Lords. The meeting was to discuss research into traumatic brain injuries in conflict that result in sight loss.
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Giant trail map promotes North Downs discovery by rail and foot
Passengers using Oxted station are having their heads turned by a huge installation promoting the North Downs Way, the National Trail that runs just north of Oxted between Surrey and the south Kent coast.
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New coffee van at Lingfield station
Southern rail users are once again able to get their caffeine fix at Lingfield station thanks to the arrival of a new coffee van this month.
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Southern welcomes local meerkat trail to Moulsecoomb station
Staff at Moulsecoomb station have held a meerkat tea party to raise money for local children’s charity Embrace
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Great Northern train firm joins village to celebrate life of WWI hero
The life of a British World War One war hero who pushed his flimsy biplane to the absolute limits to shoot down an enemy airship over British soil has been commemorated in the Hertfordshire village where it came crashing down in a ball of flames
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