Southern and Thameslink can now assist passengers all the time at nine South London stations
New mobile assistance teams have started work in a trial to further support disabled passengers and other customers at nine stations in South London
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REMINDER: 8 October national strike - travel only if absolutely necessary on Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is reminding passengers to travel only if absolutely necessary with Southern, Great Northern or Thameslink this Saturday, 8 October, due to strikes by the RMT union at Network Rail and UK train operators
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Film star flowers: new station partnership blooms at New Barnet
Great Northern passengers at New Barnet station in North London are enjoying fairy-tale swathes of silk flowers, thanks to Govia Thameslink Railway’s new Station Partner, The Flower Bank, a local social enterprise. The unique enterprise re-uses and recycles surplus and used flowers from supermarkets, fellow florists and the corporate world.
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Rail services to return to schedule between King's Lynn, Cambridge and London following track repairs
Rail services between King's Lynn, Cambridge and London King's Cross will return to their usual schedules from tomorrow, Wednesday 5 October, following completion of work to repair track defects caused by the recent heatwave
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Pass of the season! Thameslink supports Luton Town Academy players with 300th travel pass
Train operator Thameslink and Luton Town FC’s Academy have announced that their partnership support for Academy players will continue into its 15th season.
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Northern City Line closed on Sunday 9 October for further testing of digital signalling
Network Rail have issued the following press release about digital signalling tests that mean Moorgate train services will be diverted to and from King's Cross on Sunday 9 October:
Passengers intending to use the Northern City Line between Finsbury Park and Moorgate on Sunday 9 October are asked to plan ahead and check before they travel as work is taking place to further test digital signallin -
NATIONAL STRIKES: Travel only if absolutely necessary on Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink on Saturdays 1 and 8 October
NATIONAL STRIKES: Travel only if absolutely necessary on Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink on Saturdays 1 and 8 October; warning for London Marathon runners and spectators on 2 October
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Further rail changes between King's Lynn, Cambridge and London for track repairs
Further changes are being introduced on the rail route between King's Lynn, Cambridge and London King's Cross from Monday 26 September, while work takes place to repair track defects caused by the recent heatwave
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Repairs planned for Stevenage after overhead wire damage
Major repairs are planned for the railway in Stevenage this Saturday (24 September) after the overhead electric wires were damaged on Tuesday evening.
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Southern helps Ryan continue his passion for train travel
Southern has helped a teenage rail enthusiast with Muscular Dystrophy build back his confidence while travelling by train
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Train company appeals to people on career breaks through new partnership
Continuing its mission to entice people of all backgrounds to consider a career in rail, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), is partnering with purpose-led consulting, coaching and networking organisation Women Returners for the first time
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Ely becomes first Greater Anglia rail station to have Changing Places accessible toilet facility
Ely rail station is now more accessible following the completion of redevelopment work.
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Celebration as new lifts and footbridge at East Grinstead station in West Sussex steam into use, with step-free access for everyone
Special guests from East Grinstead and across the railway industry joined together to celebrate the opening of a new footbridge and lifts on Friday (2 September), improving accessibility for passengers at their local station.
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Rail changes between King's Lynn, Cambridge and London for track repairs
Changes are being introduced for the next two weeks on the rail route between King's Lynn, Cambridge and London King's Cross to give rail passengers more robust services while Network Rail repairs track defects caused by the recent heatwave
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Network Rail delivers multi-million-pound package of improvements along East Coast Main Line and Northern City Line over the August Bank Holiday
Over the August Bank Holiday, Network Rail delivered a package of improvements worth over £2.8m to bring better, more reliable journeys for passengers between Hitchin and London terminals. Work on the East Coast Digital Programme will continue on Sunday 4 and Sunday 18 September, and on Sunday 9 October; no services will be able to run on the Northern City Line on these dates
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Work continues to improve level-crossing safety in Horsham this August bank holiday weekend
Network Rail engineers have successfully completed upgrades to Littlehaven level crossing and now have the bank holiday weekend to complete final stages of work at Parsonage Road level crossing in Horsham while the railway is less busy. Work will also continue on track replacement at Faygate.
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Check before you travel ahead of localised changes to Southern timetables from 4 September
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) will make a small set of timetable changes for some Southern routes from Sunday 4 September 2022. The new Autumn timetable will add 45 weekday train services overall. It is important that passengers check their journey planners for travel from 4 September.
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REMINDER NATIONAL STRIKE: Only travel if your journey is absolutely necessary on Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink on 18 and 20 August, travel later on the mornings after
RMT members at Network Rail and UK train operators striking on Thursday 18 and Saturday 20 August Very few trains will run, with no service at all on many lines south of London or between Cambridge and King’s Lynn There will be a late start-up (7.30am or later) and early finish (from as early as 4.30pm to 6.30pm) across the network. There will be no alternative travel. Anyon
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Redundant GTR computers to transform students' lives in Malawi
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) are donating 600 redundant computers to The Turing Trust, the IT recycling and education charity. Most are expected to be passed on to schools in Malawi.
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GTR’s community project fund oversubscribed by £8 million in first year
‘Your Station, Your Community’, the £500,000 annual social and environmental improvement fund set up by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), has been hugely oversubscribed, attracting more than £8.5 million in grant bids for its first year.
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