Essential engineering work which will affect Southern train services between Brighton and Hove from Saturday 18 September until Friday 1 October
This World Suicide Prevention Day, GTR is reminding the public that a simple question can be all it takes to stop suicidal thoughts The company’s online training course shares vital rules to safely approach someone who appears vulnerable By expanding the industry-leading training to key partners, GTR is offering guidance on how to make a safe intervention on the railway
Over two dozen paintings by local artists are now on permanent display at Radlett station for Thameslink passengers to enjoy as they return to rail travel.
The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, visited the station on Friday [3 September] to meet some of the talented contributors and view their work.
The installations were funded by Thameslink’
over 1,000 new cycle parking spaces for GTR passengers – enough for all the competitors in five Tours de France!
90 landscaping projects include 19 bee gardens and nine wildflower areas
young local people gain horticulture training and qualifications at 18 projects at London stations
Great Northern, Thameslink and Southern passengers returning to rail are now using more sustainable and enviro
over 1,000 new cycle parking spaces for GTR passengers – enough for every competitor in five Tours de France!
90 landscaping projects include 19 bee gardens and nine wildflower areas
young local people gain horticulture training and qualifications at 18 stations
Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern passengers returning to rail are now using more sustainable and environment-friendly s
Network Rail have issued the following press release about the official opening of Denmark Hill station's new "climate positive" entrance building:
First station upgrade in Europe to use photovoltaic ‘film’ to produce more power than new building consumes
New entrance provides better access for patients and staff to two major London hospitals
A range of new art and design elements reflect Camb
The weekday timetable of Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink trains will change from Monday 6 September 2021, to provide additional trains and a service that better meets the needs of passengers overall as the impact of the pandemic recedes
Network Rail have issued the following press release about engineering work planned for the Late August Bank Holiday affecting train services between Luton and St Pancras:
Essential railway upgrades are taking place over August Bank Holiday weekend – ready to connect services to Brent Cross West station when it opens next year
Network Rail will also continue with Kentish Town track upgrades an
Govia Thameslink Railway has trained almost 3,000 customer-facing colleagues from Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express in ways to improve the service they give disabled and older passengers on the railway
Network Rail have issued the following press release about planned engineering work during the Late August Bank Holiday affecting services between Finsbury Park and Moorgate:
Project to create UK’s first intercity digital railway continues over August Bank Holiday weekend
Route between Finsbury Park and Moorgate closed and services diverted to London King’s Cross
Over 95% of Britain’s rail net
The ‘Bra Bank’ will be open for donations at Bedford station for three weeks - every Monday and Thursday from 09:00 – 12:00, starting Monday 16 August For every tonne of bras collected, Against Breast Cancer receives £700 to fund research Thameslink station assistant Susan Hall is bringing the initiative to Bedford station after discovering that charity shops and clothes banks wouldn’t accept br
Emergency work to replace two damaged rails on the Brighton Main Line means passengers on the route are being urged to only travel if necessary this Sunday morning
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
