The operator of Hitchin’s train services has installed a pair of dramatic murals to brighten the station’s subway for passengers.
The two murals, each 15 metres long, tell the town’s history since the mid-19th century using around 200 photographs from the North Herts Museum’s collection.
The artworks were created by community and environmental charity Groundwork East. Govia Thameslink Railwa
The Stubley family from Purley had always talked about opening their own coffee shop, but until last year it had remained a pipe dream. With the Covid-19 pandemic leaving their son out of work, there was no better time to make this dream a reality.
23-year-old William Stubley lives with hemiplegia – a neurological condition which affects people in different ways, including weakness and a lack o
Multimillion-pound improvement programme by Govia Thameslink Railway promises returning rail passengers a better station experience 1,500 square metres of waiting rooms, shelters and canopies built or refurbished – more weather protection than 2,000 umbrellas almost 3,000 new seats installed – more than the Royal Festival Hall over 100 new customer information screens installed, with a combined d
Multimillion-pound improvement programme by Govia Thameslink Railway promises returning rail passengers a better station experience 1,500 square metres of waiting rooms, shelters and canopies built or refurbished – more protection than 2,000 umbrellas nearly 3,000 new seats installed – more than the Royal Festival Hall over 100 new customer information screens installed across the network, with a
The East Sussex village railway station at Eridge hosted its 153rd birthday party yesterday when the Southeast Community Rail Partnership brought the local community together with Southern and other rail industry partners to celebrate the station’s heritage-style restoration.
With financial support from the Railway Heritage Trust, Southern’s parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has pai
To recognise its ongoing support for the theme of health and wellbeing at this year’s Cows about Cambridge art trail, official travel partner of the exhibition, Thameslink, will be hosting a drop-in mental health hub at Cambridge station.
Staffed by volunteers from Cambridge Samaritans, CPSL Mind's STOP Suicide campaign and Cambridgeshire Public Health, the hubs will be open from 07:00 to 19:0
Southern Railway have donated over 50 bikes abandoned on their network to two community cycle workshops in Brighton.
Brighton Bike Hub, based just off Lewes Road, and Cranks, in Kemptown, are not-for-profit workshops who aim to promote and provide affordable cycling. They refurbish and recycle bikes and parts for sale at low prices, and offer space and advice for DIY repairs and maintenance.
Network Rail have issued the following press release about engineering work that will affect train journeys along the West Sussex coast to and from Brighton in September
Vital work to stabilise a railway cutting in Hove and prevent delays caused by landslips will be taking place between Saturday 18 September 2021 and Friday 1 October 2021 (inclusive). While this work takes place, no trains can
Thameslink and Southern will introduce a reduced weekday timetable on Monday 26 July 2021 across five routes, with passengers being strongly advised to check before they travel
Network Rail has issued the following press release about our station at Royston:
Network Rail will install two temporary staircases at Royston station next month to save Great Northern and Thameslink passengers time switching between the two platforms while the footbridge is out of action.
The footbridge between platforms 1 and 2 temporarily closed in spring 2020. This followed an inspectio
Passengers and pollinators will soon be able to enjoy a colourful new bee garden that has just been planted at Downham Market station in Norfolk
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the rail firm that operates Great Northern and Thameslink services, has made two Hertfordshire stations more welcoming and sustainable with “green roof” bin stores.
The attractive wooden stores that now hide the big red wheelie bins at Welham Green and Welwyn North have soil-covered roofs seeded with plants that will grow to attract bees and other pollinators. Wi
As restrictions ease and more people return to rail travel, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has launched a new information tool designed to give customers information at their fingertips on which train services are the least busy.
Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern websites all now feature a ‘Find a quieter train’ page, which can be found under ‘travel information’. Using data collected fro
Southern Rail is today celebrating World Youth Skills Day (15 July) with new recruits who have joined the company through the government’s Kickstart Scheme.
Six individuals, aged between 16 and 24 from the south of England, have joined the rail operator as Customer Experience Ambassadors. The new starters, based at Brighton, Haywards Heath, Eastbourne, Worthing and Chichester stations, will be
Three months FREE magazine and newspaper reading for Thameslink, Southern & Great Northern passengers.
Readly, the European leader in digital magazine and newspaper subscriptions, has teamed up with the UK’s largest rail operator to celebrate travel returning by offering commuters, day-trippers and holidaymakers free unlimited digital magazine and newspaper reading.
With the commute ba
The railway between Three Bridges, Brighton and Lewes will close for nine days from Saturday 19 to Sunday 27 February 2022, to deliver track replacement work and build a new underpass
Govia Thameslink Railway is temporarily sub leasing six of its Gatwick Express Class 387/2 units to Great Western Railway to help provide extra resilience and additional capacity where most needed
Major repair and refurbishment work has been completed at Shoreham-by-Sea railway station
A £2.6m project has been completed, giving the station a face-lift fit for the 21st century
Work is due to start on a major scheme to improve accessibility for passengers at Finsbury Park railway station – a key location on the network and a strategic interchange for services across London
