Passengers using the King’s Lynn to Cambridge Fen Line will have extra services to meet returning demand post-Covid when Great Northern and Thameslink introduce their new summer timetables on Sunday 21 May. The journey between King’s Cross and Cambridge will be quicker on some stopping services.
Passengers using Southern services along the Sussex coast can look forward to more choice, convenience and comfort on many routes when the rail company introduces its summer timetable, along with modern trains to replace the UK’s oldest electric mainline fleet, from Sunday 21 May.
Hundreds of rail enthusiasts helped Southern Rail and the Branch Line Society raise £25,000 for charity on a special tour onboard a coastal Class 313 train that will be retired from service on 20 May
Two new mobile assistance teams have started work in a trial to further support disabled passengers and other customers at six smaller stations in Hertfordshire and north London
Transport for London has issued the following release regarding upcoming works at Kentish Town tube station:
Station to close from Monday 26 June for up to a year to enable vital work to be carried out
The station’s two ageing escalators are the most unreliable on the network and will be replaced with new, state-of-the-art machines
Additional package of station improvements will be carried
Network Rail and Govia Thameslink Railway have jointly issued the following press release about planned engineering work affecting upcoming weekends in May:
Much of the railway network is open over the May bank holiday and Coronation weekend across the Anglia region. But with major station and renewals projects taking place, we urge passengers to check before travelling as some engineering work
Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) first Class 387/1 Great Northern Electrostar train has been retrofitted with ETCS in-cab signalling as part of the East Coast Digital Programme, designed to reduce delays and give passengers a more reliable service
Two new lifts to serve platforms 3/4 and 7/8 have now opened at Finsbury Park railway station, opening up travel opportunities for more people.
Rail passengers travelling to and from London this coming weekend (22 and 23 April) are being reminded to plan their journeys in advance because planned engineering work by Network Rail will affect Southern and Thameslink train services on several routes.
The 100th Class 377 Electrostar operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has completed the £100m 'Project Aurora' upgrade programme, returning to passenger service with a host of new features that significantly improve reliability and passenger experience.
Southern Railway colleagues joined family and friends of renowned rail user group leader Trevor Tupper OBE to unveil a commemorative bench at Chichester, his home station
Passengers in the East Midlands are being advised to plan ahead on the weekend of 22 and 23 April as electrification work means changes to services between Kettering and Corby. There’s also intensive maintenance work between London and Kentish Town at the very southern end of the Midland Main Line, resulting in reduced Thameslink and East Midlands Railway services.
Magical murals and improved lighting have transformed the Meldreth to Melbourn underpass, thanks to community action. The vibrant murals have the feel of a giant art gallery and include artwork from 40 community groups, painted by volunteers of all ages over the Easter break. More than 100 volunteers helped in the first week alone.
Siggy Cragwell, Thameslink's very special station assistant from Elstree & Borehamwood, has recorded bite-sized memories with the BBC to teach 5–7-year-olds about how the railway has changed over the years
Passengers are reminded to plan ahead and check their journeys as vital upgrades are completed on Network Rail’s Sussex route this Easter.
Britain’s tiniest train station has opened at Blackfriars – and it’s especially for bugs!
Part of a living art installation by rail operator GTR to celebrate spring and biodiversity
GTR is encouraging customers and local communities to support wildlife in their gardens and local areas
A train station especially for bugs has arrived at London Blackfriars today as part of a new living art inst
Govia Thameslink Railway has published an Easy Ticket Guide to coincide with World Autism Acceptance Week
Children at a rural primary school in Malawi are learning computer skills on recycled tablets provided by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) in partnership with IT recycling and education charity the Turing Trust.
The train company donated over 200 redundant Android tablets to the Trust in November 2021. The charity’s IT workshop team have carried out a comprehensive, data-secure refurbishm
Passengers are reminded to plan ahead and check their journeys as vital upgrades are completed on the railway in Network Rail’s Sussex route this Easter.
A £1.5 million programme to strengthen a railway bridge in Kempston Hardwick, Bedfordshire will get under way this month to improve reliability for passengers. Over the next five months, Network Rail engineers will repair and strengthen the steel girders and bridge deck and improve drainage and guttering on the structure which carries the Midland Main Line over the B530 Ampthill Road.
