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  • Bagelman at Brighton


    GTR has issued the following statement in relation to Bagelman Limited at Brighton station:
    “We have been very sympathetic to Bagelman Limited during the pandemic, agreeing a substantial discount on its rent and continuing its tenancy through three periods when it fell into arrears.  However, the company has now gone into administration with significant debts, and we are not prepared to ri

  • Network Rail engineers gear up for bank holiday work on London-Sussex main line

    Network Rail have issued the following press release about engineering work affecting services to and from London Victoria over the Easter weekend:
    Network Rail’s £160m improvement project to improve signalling between London Victoria and East Croydon takes another step forward this Easter with new track and points being put in place at Clapham Junction.
    Video: Network Rail Southern region b

  • Thameslink’s Try a Train classes are on time for World Autism Awareness Day

    Young Bedfordshire people with autism and/or learning difficulties gain rail travel confidence and know-howPandemic-prevented events resume in time for World Autism Awareness Day (2 April)
    Students with autism, learning disabilities or both from Dunstable-based Central Bedfordshire College  are the first group in over two years to take part in Thameslink ‘Try a Train’ events.
    The events, whi

  • Go-Ahead Group press release: National Rail Contract awarded for GTR

    The Go-Ahead Group today announces that the Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded a National Rail Contract (NRC) to Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) to continue operating the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern rail services, the UK’s largest railway network

  • Plans revealed for £3.5m footbridge at Royston station

    Network Rail have issued the following press release announcing plans for a new footbridge with lifts at Royston station:
    Today (21 March), Network Rail has announced plans to build a new £3.5m accessible footbridge at Royston station to help Thameslink and Great Northern passengers switch platforms more easily.
    Installing the new footbridge will bring back a direct pathway between the two p

  • Brighton station hits 90% recycling rate for Global Recycling Day

    Rail operator’s recycling facility has processed 190 tonnes in the last six months
    Today, on Global Recycling Day (18 March), Rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has announced a 90% recycling rate thanks to its successful partnership with waste management start-up, The Green Block.
    Since the installation of a Mobile Segregation Unit (MSU) at Brighton station in September 2021, the

  • “Small but important” station improvements make rail travel easier for disabled passengers

    Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have completed a £600,000 improvement package over the past year to make the Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern rail networks easier for disabled passengers to use. Enhancements range from a smart new accessible toilet and wheelchair-user-friendly customer information points to testing devices for induction loop systems.
    The star of the programme is the new a

  • GTR appoints Samantha Facey in safety-focused director role

    Ms Facey joined GTR in 2013 and has held numerous senior roles Most recently Samantha was Head of Zero Harm and interim Head of Safety and Health She has also been serving as Health and Safety Lead for The Go-Ahead Group
    Rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has appointed previous interim Head of Safety and Health, Samantha Facey, as Health, Safety and Security Director, further reinf

  • Smart tickets entice Gen Z back to the railway

    Smart tickets are the future of rail according to a new survey commissioned by Govia Thameslink Railway with 58% of consumers saying they’d travel by train using smart tickets after learning more about them

  • Thameslink welcomes start of lift construction at Catford station


    A £3.7 million project is under way to install new lifts at Catford station in South London that will provide Thameslink customers with step-free access to both platforms. This will make the station much easier to use for passengers with mobility impairments, parents with young children and people with heavy luggage.

    Network Rail is building the two lifts and their connecting walkways w

  • VIDEO: Brighton Main Line reopens to passengers after Network Rail battles through storms to deliver £15m improvement works

    Network Rail has issued the following press release about completion of a major phase of Brighton Main Line improvements:
    Over a nine-day line closure, Network Rail engineers battled Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin to deliver a £15 million investment across 30 worksites to improve journeys for Brighton Main Line passengers.
    Network Rail's route director for Sussex, Katie Frost, said: “Dealin

  • Planned Tube strikes affect Great Northern trains

    Next week’s planned Tube strikes will lead to the closure of five London stations on Great Northern’s Northern City Line, from Drayton Park to Moorgate, because some are run by London Underground

  • Rail minister Wendy Morton, Wealden MP Nusrat Ghani and others celebrate completion of improvement projects at beautiful Sussex railway station Eridge – shared with Spa Valley steam railway

    Network Rail has issued the following press release about the completion of a lift and other improvements at Eridge station:
    A host of senior railway figures gathered at the classic country junction station of Eridge, East Sussex, today (Wednesday, 16 February) to celebrate the opening of accessibility improvements that mark the final step in a transformation of the location.
    The £1.9 projec

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