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  • Work on major £160m upgrade continues over Christmas, to deliver improved reliability for passengers on busy Victoria-Croydon line through South London

    Network Rail have issued the following press release about the signalling modernisation programme that will affect Southern services over the Christmas and New Year period:While families are unwrapping presents Network Rail engineers will be wrapping up warm and working through the entire festive period to bring greater reliability to passengers on the busy London Victoria to East Croydon route.

  • Ballast all the way – Network Rail is upgrading last section of 1970s slab track between London and Kentish Town this Christmas

    Network Rail have issued the following press release about track improvement work between Kentish Town and London St Pancras over Christmas and New Year:
    Engineers will carry out final stage of work to upgrade 1970s track between Kentish Town and London St Pancras this Christmas and over New Year Improvements will bring a more modern reliable railway for passengers and reduce delays Reduced Ea

  • Step towards digitalisation this Christmas – passengers reminded of changes on London’s Northern City Line

    Network Rail have issued the following press release about progress on the east Coast Digital Programme that will affect services in and out of Moorgate this Christmas:
    Upgrades to the track and signalling on London’s Northern City Line continue over Christmas Major work will take place on Christmas Day and Boxing Day when there are no timetabled services running Trains between Finsbury Park a

  • Jeremy Corbyn joins Network Rail for ground-breaking event on project to make Finsbury Park station fully accessible

    Network Rail have issued the following press release about the start of a scheme to create step-free access to all platforms at Finsbury Park station:The main stage of work to make Finsbury Park station fully accessible is now under way, after Jeremy Corbyn, MP for Islington North, joined Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway and Islington Borough Council for a ground-breaking event today (Monday

  • Hatfield station showcases Hertfordshire railway heritage

    Seventy years after the Hatfield and St Albans Railway carried its last passenger, Hertfordshire rail heritage enthusiasts are staging an exhibition at Hatfield station about the former Great Northern Railway (GNR) branch line.
    The Smallford Station and Alban Way Heritage Society have taken over the window display at a vacant shop unit in the station. On show is a selection from the wealth of h

  • Rail operator unveils first co-operative energy project on UK rail network

    The new initiative is expected to save up to 50 tonnes of carbon a year, generating over 200,000 kW hours of electricity.
    Rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which manages Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern services, is strengthening its commitment to sustainability through a new innovative co-operative energy project with community climate action group, Energy Garden.
    The tr

  • Boozy bumps and festive faux pas: how to make sure your Christmas tipple doesn't end in a topple

    Rail firm partners with celebrity nutritionist to offer top tips and bust myths about drinking, to help passengers get home safely after a night out.
    Research shows we’re starting festivities earlier and planning to enjoy more celebrations to make up for them being cancelled last year Intoxication is the second biggest cause of accidents on the railway Nutritionist Rob Hobson shares his top

  • Rail company extends EV roll-out with more charging points

    By January 2022, 179 charging points across 37 stations will be available for public use Second wave follows the-then biggest installation on the UK rail network in 2020 at Hatfield
    The roll-out of Electronic Vehicle (EV) infrastructure is well underway on the Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern railway network, with new charging points and parking bays added to the next wave of stations.

  • Partners promote St Albans with landmark mural at City station

    Train operator Thameslink is supporting the promotion of St Albans as a visitor destination with a mural depicting some of the city’s major attractions. The artwork above the station’s entrance was created in partnership with St Albans BID (Business Improvement District), who provided the individual symbol designs, and community and environmental charity Groundwork East, who managed the manufactur

  • Rail upgrades this weekend and over Christmas signal greater reliability for passengers in South London

    Network Rail have issued the following press release about engineering work affecting services between Victoria and East Croydon on 27/28 November and over Christmas and New Year:This weekend Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 November and over Christmas, from Saturday 25 December to Monday 3 January 2022, no trains will run between East Croydon and London Victoria. Most Southern trains will be diverted to

  • Christmas and New Year work to upgrade 1970s track between London and Kentish Town

    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

  • Railway and RAF colleagues gather in Bedford to honour military veterans

    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

  • WWI soldier who saved Captain’s life honoured at Brighton station

    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

  • Soup-inspired symbol of town’s identity warms King’s Lynn station

    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

  • Crowborough and East Grinstead stations both benefit from step-free access for the first time, thanks to over £9m invested to improve accessibility

    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,

  • “The next train will call at 40 art galleries …”

    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

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