Network Rail have issued the following press release about recent and forthcoming engineering work between London Victoria and East Croydon stations:
Passengers travelling on the south London lines into London Victoria can look forward to more reliable journeys after Network Rail delivered a bumper programme of upgrades over May and June.
The work continues on Sunday 27 June with more works
The UK’s largest rail operator, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), is expanding its partnership with outdoor walking and hiking app, AllTrails. From this week, Great Northern and Thameslink customers can discover hand-curated trails across London and the east of England, including Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
As a result of the pandemic, 2020 saw a sharp rise in those taking up
Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris dug in today with young people taking their first steps into a horticultural career by working on landscaping projects at Thameslink and Great Northern stations across London
Work at Eridge station in East Sussex is underway to provide step-free platform access making the station much easier to use for Southern Rail passengers with mobility issues, older people and parents with young children
Network Rail have issued the following press release about a major programme of improvements to the Arun Valley line:
A multimillion-pound project to upgrade 1980s railway equipment means no trains through Horsham for nine days this summer, and several weekends between July and October
An extra £5m investment was announced today to improve stations, track and signalling
Passengers travelling b
Great Northern passengers on the Northern City Line will enjoy more reliable journeys by summer next year but there will be closures this summer for engineering work
Key element of £1.2billion East Coast Upgrade now in place
Work allows more trains to enter and exit the station – reducing congestion and bringing more reliable journeys for passengers
Improved services begin from Monday 7 June
A multi-million pound, once-in-a-generation improvement scheme designed to future proof King’s Cross station and radically improve services for passengers completed t
On 23 June, rail operator GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway) will be marking International Women in Engineering Day with a virtual open day. Students across the UK will get a chance to learn more about the organisation, including the variety of career opportunities on offer.
Delivered in collaboration with the Association for BME Engineers (AFBE), the 90-minute online event will help promote divers
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which runs Great Northern, Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink, and Southeastern have worked together to launch a new online Season Ticket Calculator, providing passengers with greater transparency when it comes to choosing tickets and fares.
The Season Ticket Calculator enables commuters with flexible work schedules to identify and buy the right ticket for
Network Rail and GTR have today issued the following reminder for passengers.
Network Rail continues to simplify track layout at King’s Cross during main stage of £1.2billion East Coast Upgrade
No trains to/from King’s Cross on the afternoon of Friday 4, and all day on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 June
No trains to/from St Pancras via Finsbury Park all day Friday 4, Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 June
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Thousands of Covid-19 testing kits are being offered to staff at Great Northern, Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express to help prevent the spread and give added reassurance to staff and passengers returning to the railway.
From Monday, 31 May, at-home lateral flow testing kits will be made available at stations, depots and offices across Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the UK’s largest rail
The UK’s largest rail operator is once again teaming up with educational equality charity, Speakers for Schools, to give young people an insight into working in the railway. This time around, the event will focus on technology and engineering roles.
Part of the Predict ’21 series by Speakers for Schools, the two-hour session on 24th June will see representatives from GTR’s IT, Engineering and
With restrictions easing and the rules around leisure travel becoming more relaxed, rail operator Southern has been reaching out to local communities to support those with additional needs who may be nervous about using the railway again.
Working with its partner of over five years, The Aldingbourne Trust, Southern has completed pilot sessions at Hove and Arundel stations to re-familiarise pas
Network Rail have issued the following press release about engineering work affecting train services between London Victoria and East Croydon over the following two weekends and on two Sundays in June:
Network Rail carrying out upgrade projects to improve railway for passengers
Those looking to travel by train over the Late May Bank Holiday are urged to plan their journeys in advance and trave
Network Rail have issued the following press release about engineering work affecting train services in South East London and Kent over thee Late May Bank Holiday weekend:
Network Rail is advising anyone that is intending to use the train between 29 May and 1 June to please check before you travel as they carry out rail improvement projects across Kent and South East London.
Engineers will b
Click here to read how Mark was proud to have made and maintained the Class 365s
Train enthusiasts joined commuters on Friday (14 May) to ride the last Great Northern Class 365 train out of King’s Cross, after 25 years of service.
The 18:12 farewell service, lengthened from eight to 12 carriages for the special journey, called at Stevenage, Biggleswade, St Neots and Huntingdon on its way to
Hornsey Engineering Technician Mark Pountain, has accompanied the Class 365 fleet along its entire journey from the day he helped build the trains to its last run out of King’s Cross on Friday (14 May).
An apprentice-trained vehicle body builder working at the former British Rail Engineering York Carriage Works in Holgate Road, Mark came to Hornsey in 1996 as product support, working with a wa
Passengers and pollinators can now enjoy a colourful new bee garden at Sandy station in Bedfordshire.
Created in time for World Bee Day (this Thursday, 20 May), the garden project is a partnership between Great Northern and Thameslink’s parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and environmental charity Groundwork East.
The plants are all selected for their flowers, which are especiall
Network Rail have issued the following press release about the major engineering programme affecting services in and out of King's Cross station in early June:
Network Rail continues to simplify track layout at King’s Cross during main stage of £1.2billion East Coast Upgrade
No trains to/from King’s Cross on the afternoon of Friday 4, and all day on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 June
No trains to/fr
GTR installs new and updated RNIB tactile maps at Stevenage, Brighton, Haywards Heath, and Three Bridges
Updates are part of annual £700,000 investment to make 33 stations more accessible (list in editor's notes)
Blind and partially sighted passengers will find it easier to navigate four of the busiest stations in Hertfordshire and Sussex now that Great Northern and Southern have installed R
