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  • Great Northern trains save equivalent of over 4,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions after first year of full service

    Great Northern’s new Hertfordshire trains have already generated enough electricity through their brakes to power the equivalent of all the households of Welwyn and Hatfield Borough for a month, potentially saving more than 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
    Great Northern MD Tom Moran and Catherine West MP chose today, Clean Air Day (Thursday 8 October), to celebrate the trains’ first y

  • Southern station hubs offer support to mark World Mental Health Day

    With ongoing uncertainty due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to prioritise health and wellbeing. That’s why Southern, part of the UK’s largest rail operator, has teamed up with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to launch a pilot scheme featuring ‘drop-in’ mental health hubs, following World Mental Health Day this Saturday (10th October).
    The new hubs, based at Bri

  • ​Network Rail begins vital improvement work at Cuffley railway bridge

    Network Rail has issued the following press release about engineering work affecting vehicle access to Cuffley station:
    Network Rail is advising drivers, cyclists and pedestrians in Cuffley that closures will be in place on Station Road over the next few months, as major work takes place on a £3.2million project to upgrade the railway bridge.
    Preparation work is being carried out on site th

  • Downham Market celebrates National Rail Awards commendation

    After receiving a coveted accolade in this year’s ‘railway Oscars’, Great Northern’s Downham Market station staff invited local community representatives to join them in celebration.
    Downham Market was highly commended in the Small Station of the Year category at the 2020 National Rail Awards ceremony, held online this year owing to Covid-19 restrictions.
    Tom Moran, Managing Director for Tha

  • Thameslink helps West Herts NHS nurses win new wheels

    (More pictures can be downloaded in high resolution below)
    St Albans City Hospital nurse Jane O’Connor is the first proud winner of a bicycle restored and donated by a partnership between rail operator Thameslink, St Albans City & District Council and St Albans Cycle Campaign (STACC). Jane received her bike at a presentation attended by St Albans MP Daisy Cooper.
    Thameslink has donated s

  • Celebrations in store for Sussex railway depot

    Nestled away in the Arun district of West Sussex is a workplace home to hundreds of dedicated railway workers – and today marks the 25th anniversary of the site’s operations.
    From train drivers and conductors, to on-board supervisors, driver managers and station teams, Southern’s Barnham depot is one of Govia Thameslink Railway’s biggest bases and is steeped in local family history.
    Formed

  • No trains in or out of London King’s Cross Station on October weekend as Network Rail makes progress on £1.2billion East Coast Upgrade

    Network Rail has issued the following press release.
    Network Rail and train operators on the East Coast Main Line are urging passengers not to travel to or from London King’s Cross, or on Thameslink services to or from St Pancras International via Finsbury Park, on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October, as vital work continues on the East Coast Upgrade.
    The £1.2billion East Coast Upgrade will tr

  • Thameslink and Southern station assistants crowned best in UK

    Two Govia Thameslink Railway station assistants at the opposite ends of their careers have each won a major national rail award for their outstanding contribution in helping passengers, while Southern Railway was highly commended in the category Passenger Operator of the Year, and GTR for the introduction of more than 1,500 new carriages worth over £2bn.
    Thameslink's Siggy Cragwell, aged 80, ha

  • Sussex local in the running for prestigious railway accolade

    Laura Lee is Sussex born and bred and has worked on the railway for over 20 years. She is being recognised in this year’s Community Rail Awards, having been shortlisted in the Outstanding Volunteer Contribution category.
    Last year, the mum of two took on an ambitious project to recognise the efforts of railway staff during World War One in the run up to the centenary of the Great War. Initially

  • Greener travel options for Haywards Heath thanks to a stations improvement programme from Govia Thameslink Railway

    Today, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) - the UK’s biggest rail franchise – has welcomed Mims Davies, Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex, to the newly opened EV charging hub at Haywards Heath station to encourage people back to rail with a greener way to travel to the station.
    The installation, which features 12 charging points, forms part of a wide-ranging station improvements programme being

  • Longer platforms and improved ticket gates in £10 million boost for passengers to support the Gatwick Airport station upgrade

    Network Rail have issued the following press release about extended platforms at three Southern stations in Sussex:
    Passengers from three stations in West and East Sussex can now get on and off the full length of longer Southern trains thanks to platform extensions built by Network Rail and funded by the Department for Transport.
    Built to support a new timetable during the construction of th

  • GTR and Porterbrook announce £55 million fleet modernisation programme

    270 Southern, Gatwick Express and Great Northern trains to be updated
    New real-time information screens and charging-/ power points

    On-board performance monitoring and fault diagnosis to streamline maintenance

    Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Porterbrook, the owner of trains leased by the operator, have announced a five-year, £55 million programme to modernise the Sout

  • Rail firm scores health and safety hat trick at RoSPA awards

    Railway firm Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which runs Great Northern, Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express trains, has won three sought-after national safety accolades, including a special ‘Pride’ award for two employees who saved the life of a man on the tracks.
    The Engineering team, which maintains, upgrades and cleans the network’s 2,800 carriages, won Gold for its health and safety re

  • Nation wakes up to messages of hope on World Suicide Prevention Day

    A series of motivational messages have appeared across the network as part of GTR’s ‘Affirmation Art’ activation “It’s ok not to be ok,” “We’re with You” and other messages show continued support and understanding for those in need
    10 September 2020, LONDON: Today, on annual World Suicide Prevention Day, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the UK’s biggest rail franchise which operates the Southe

  • Govia Thameslink Railway opens largest electric vehicle charging hub in rail and announces thousands of station improvements

    Today on World Electric Vehicle (EV) Day, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) - the UK’s biggest rail franchise – welcomed Secretary of State Grant Shapps to open rail’s largest dedicated EV charging hub at Hatfield station, which features a total of 27 charging points.
    The installation marks a milestone in a wide-ranging station improvements programme being undertaken by GTR, which encompasses more

  • Elephant & Castle Thameslink station access via shopping centre closing

    From midnight on Thursday night, 24 September, access to and from Elephant & Castle railway station via the link bridge and shopping centre will close for five years.
    The change is necessary as part of the Elephant and Castle town centre development. When the entrance reopens, there will be improved level access into the station.
    Thameslink services will continue to operate as normal at

  • More reliable services on the way for passengers on the East Coast Main Line linking London and Edinburgh

    Network Rail have issued the following press release about the East Coast Upgrade, including dates when train services will be affected:
    Dates for key works on the £1.2 billion East Coast Upgrade have now been confirmed, with a programme aimed at delivering improvements for passengers as soon as possible, Network Rail said today (3 September 2020).
    Once complete, the upgrade will deliver imp

  • Govia Thameslink Railway food bank pilot scheme collects over 800 meals for local charities

    Thanks to generous donations at Bedford and Brighton stations, a total of 822meals have been given to those desperately in need, following a six-week community pilot scheme from Govia Thameslink Railway and UK charity, The Trussell Trust.
    The Railway Food Collection is a partnership between Govia Thameslink Railway and local food banks that aims to encourage members of the public, as well as ra

  • ​Discount Railcards get smart on Great Northern, Thameslink and Southern

    Railcards giving discounts of between a third and 50% can now be used on Great Northern, Thameslink and Southern’s “keyGo” pay-as-you-go smartcard service.
    The innovation completely removes the need to queue or book ahead for most paper or online tickets, which supports social distancing for passengers and station staff during coronavirus restrictions.
    This industry-first expansion of smartc

  • More seats, more space and longer trains on track for Fen Line rail passengers

    Network Rail has issued the following press release about the completion of infrastructure improvements on the King's Lynn -Cambridge route:
    Network Rail has completed the final section of infrastructure works on the £29 million upgrade of the rail line between King's Lynn and Cambridge over the August bank holiday.
    Over the last 11 months, works funded by the Department for Transport have d

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