Network Rail have issued the following press release about engineering work that will reduce train services between Kentish Town and St Pancras over Christmas and New Year:
Final stage of programme to upgrade 1970s track between Kentish Town and London St Pancras is taking place over Christmas
Improvements will bring a more modern reliable railway for passengers and reduce the impact of unplan
The Northern City Line to Moorgate will be closed for signalling improvements on three weekends and at Christmas
Thameslink joins national ‘Routes of Remembrance’ campaign, paying tribute to war veterans
Railway colleagues were joined at Bedford station today by officers from nearby RAF Henlow to help transport a poppy wreath into London
Upon arrival in London, the poppy wreath will be laid at the Armistice Day memorial service at St Pancras International
Thameslink has joined forces with The Veterans
Southern joins national ‘Routes of Remembrance’ campaign, paying tribute to war veterans Thousands of wounded Indian soldiers fighting in WWI were brought to Brighton to be treated at local hospitals The rail operator is highlighting this historical link with an inspirational story of sacrifice A poppy wreath has been laid at Brighton station to honour the story of Manta Singh and Captain Hender
In the interests of public safety, Southern Rail will close Rye station from 3pm on the day of the Rye Bonfire next Saturday, 13 November
A local artist has created a new work inspired by the iconic Campbell’s soup tin especially for Great Northern passengers at King’s Lynn station.
Steve Messam’s re-imagining of Andy Warhol’s famous image highlights Lynn’s claim to fame as the home of the Campbell company’s first factory outside the USA, built in 1959.
Steve was commissioned by environment and community charity Groundwork Eas
Network Rail has issued the following press release
Network Rail is managing and delivering station accessibility enhancements as part of the Department for Transport’s Access for All programme. Work began on 1 November 2021 with completion in autumn 2022.
Network Rail is upgrading both Crowborough and East Grinstead stations with a new footbridge and new lifts, providing Southern Rail and,
GTR installs over 200 works of community art across the Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern network
professional, student and hobby artists create paintings, mosaics and sculptures for 40 stations in eight counties
station ambience improvement programme also includes 90 landscaping projects and 50 redecoration schemes
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has put over 200 works of community art
Passengers are being urged to plan ahead of vital engineering work that will greatly reduce rail services between Cambridge and London on 11 and 12 December.
Govia Thameslink Railway is finishing a major upgrade to Cambridge’s train depot, creating servicing facilities and stabling (parking between turns of duty) for the new fleets of Thameslink, Great Northern and Greater Anglia trains
Network Rail have issued the following press release about changes to train services on the Brighton Main Line over the next four weekends:
Passengers travelling between Three Bridges and Gatwick Airport are advised to check before they travel this weekend as Network Rail continues work on a major upgrade of the Brighton Main Line.
Network Rail are upgrading the line between Three Bridges an
To promote the train line from Bedford to St Albans and encourage children to learn about their surroundings, Thameslink has partnered with Mini Map-Makers and Beds & Herts Community Rail Partnership to launch a new, interactive trail in time for half term.
Launching on Tuesday 26th October at the restored St Albans South Signal Box Museum, the new ‘Symbol Spot’ trail provides children and
Potters Bar lifesaver, Welwyn Garden City resident and London British Heart Foundation nurse promote Restart A Heart Day
Biggest roll-out on UK rail network
Part of £15m station improvement programme
On the eve of Restart A Heart Day (16 October), Great Northern, Thameslink and Southern have announced they will shortly have publicly-accessible, life-saving automated external defibrillators (
Biggest roll-out on UK rail network
Part of £15m station improvement programme
On the eve of Restart A Heart Day (16 October), Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink have announced they will shortly have publicly-accessible, life-saving automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at every one of their 238 stations (full list here), the largest roll-out of heart restarters on the UK’s rail netwo
Network Rail have issued the following press release about re-signalling work that will affect train services o and from London Victoria station this weekend:
The project to modernise 1980s track and signalling on lines into London Victoria station will improve reliability and help even more passenger and freight trains arrive on time.
Passengers are advised to check before travelling on Sat
Arts and mental health charity Studio Upstairs has issued the following press release about the artworks its members have created for South Croydon station:
Southern and Thameslink passengers returning to South Croydon station will be inspired and uplifted by twenty-three new artworks in waiting rooms and along platforms, subway and stairways.
As part of its network-wide station improvement
The number of 2022 apprenticeships on offer at the companies will rise by 25%
The number of apprenticeships on offer across rail firms Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express will increase by a quarter in 2022, with 250 programmes available across departments, including engineering, customer services, train driving and administration.
The rail operator’s apprenticeship progr
Network Rail have issued the following press release about major projects on the Brighton Main Line in the first quarter of 2022:
Network Rail engineers will use a nine-day closure of the Brighton Main Line in February next year, to deliver an £11m junction renewal near Haywards Heath and build a new underpass at Hassocks.
As a result of the work, the railway between Three Bridges, Brighton
Southern teams up with regional theatres to encourage customers to support local arts
New partnership offers limited-edition discount to customers who travel to the theatre by train
This autumn, rail company Southern is putting local theatres centre-stage with an exciting new partnership that promises to thoroughly entertrain. Teaming up with top regional theatres across its network, the comp
Thameslink and Great Northern team up with regional theatres to encourage customers to support local arts
New partnership offers limited-edition discount to customers who travel to the theatre by train
This autumn, the rail company that operates Thameslink and Great Northern services, is putting local theatres centre-stage with an exciting new partnership that promises to thoroughly entertrai
Great Northern, Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express, has appointed a new Accessibility Lead, wheelchair user Carl Martin.
Recently disabled, Carl believes “access to transport is access to life”. In recent years, the industry has been on a journey of improvement to ensure the railway becomes more accessible, ensuring that as many barriers as possible are removed and everyone can travel mor
