Thameslink and Whizz-Kidz team up with young wheelchair users to promote London’s first step-free art trail
Young wheelchair users have teamed up with GTR and charity Whizz-Kidz to promote London’s first step-free art trail
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REMINDER: Kentish Town Tube station to close for improvements from Monday 26 June, including essential replacement of both escalators
Transport for London (TfL) is reminding customers who use Kentish Town Tube station that essential work to replace both of the station’s 26-year-old escalators starts from Monday 26 June 2023, meaning the Underground station will close for up to one year from this date.
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Significant upgrades on the Midland Main Line this weekend – passengers urged to plan ahead
Passengers travelling to and from London on the Midland Main Line are being urged to plan ahead this weekend as major upgrades get under way.
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Customers reminded to plan ahead as work continues to bring digital signalling to the East Coast Main Line
On the weekend of Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 June, passengers planning to travel to and from London King's Cross and other locations on the Great Northern network are being urged to plan ahead.
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GTR trials app at Brighton station to improve assistance for blind and partially sighted passengers
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is trialling an app at Brighton station that connects blind and partially sighted people to a remote advisor who then uses the passenger’s smartphone camera to guide them quickly around railway stations, to a member of staff
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GTR trials app to improve assistance for blind and partially sighted passengers
GTR is trialling an app that connects blind and partially sighted people to a remote advisor who then uses the passenger’s smartphone camera to guide them quickly around railway stations, to a member of staff
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Great Northern can now further support disabled passengers at three stations on the Fen line
A new mobile assistance team has been launched for Downham Market, Littleport and Watlington stations
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REMINDER: Passengers advised to check their journeys due to industrial action between 31 May and 3 June
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) - which operates Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express - strongly urges customers to plan ahead and check their travel between Wednesday 31 May and Saturday 3 June due to industrial action.
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GTR’s first Class 387/1 completes static testing of new digital ETCS in-cab signalling equipment
Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) first Class 387/1 Great Northern Electrostar train has now completed static testing of its retrofitted European Train Control Signalling (ETCS) in-cab signalling equipment
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Sussex rail passengers enjoying a better station experience
Passengers using eleven stations in East and West Sussex are enjoying the fruits of a £1.8 million improvement programme completed over the past 12 months by Southern’s parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR).
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Passengers advised to check their journeys due to industrial action between 31 May and 3 June
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) - which operates Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express - strongly urges customers to plan ahead and check their travel between Wednesday 31 May and Saturday 3 June due to industrial action.
Regrettably, due to strike action by the ASLEF union, there will be no train service in any location on Wednesday 31 May or Saturday 3 June. Services will al -
GTR reminds passengers e-scooters will be banned from 1 June
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is reminding passengers that from Thursday, 1 June, e-scooters, e-unicycles, e-skateboards and hoverboards will be banned from its network.
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REMINDER: Passengers reminded to allow extra time for rail journeys this spring bank holiday if travelling via Cambridge or Grays
Much of the railway network is open over the Spring bank holiday across Anglia for passengers to enjoy the many delights of the region. However, there are some engineering works taking place that may affect journeys on the West Anglia Main line and on the Tilbury and Southend line.
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Work in late June to progress first section of East Coast Main Line digital signalling
Passengers intending to travel to and from London King’s Cross and other destinations on the East Coast Main Line via Peterborough, and across Great Northern routes over the weekend of 24 and 25 June 2023 are being asked to plan ahead and check how their journey ma be affected by planned engineering work.
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Railway Children star is cast in new role at Thameslink station
Jenny Agutter, famed for her childhood role in classic The Railway Children, has recorded a platform announcement calling on Thameslink commuters to vote for her much-loved local railway station, Denmark Hill, in a national competition
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Train firm and Council promote sustainable travel with bike parking partnership
Environmentally conscious commuters choosing the sustainable bike-and-train transport combination can now use a new cycle parking hub at Kenley station.
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Rail passengers in South London and Sussex are being reminded to check before they travel as Network Rail continues signalling upgrades in South London
Passengers are being reminded to plan ahead and check their journeys as vital upgrades are completed on the railway on Network Rail’s Sussex route this late May bank holiday.
From Saturday 27 to Sunday 28 May, engineers will be carrying out signalling work between Streatham Hill and Crystal Palace and West Croydon.
As a result, this means that buses will replace trains between:
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St Albans City Station celebrates milestone moment
The Mayor of St Albans was one of many who joined Thameslink staff to mark 50 years since the city train station was rebuilt, thanks to an event organised by Beds & Herts Community Rail Partnership.
To honour the impressive milestone, a mural and commemorative vintage plaque were unveiled at the Thameslink station on Monday, 15 May. The mural, designed by Richard Green, depicts a steam loco -
Railway colleagues trained in dementia awareness thanks to new call-out
Ahead of Dementia Action Week, which begins on Monday 15 May, Govia Thameslink Railway has partnered with the Alzheimer's Society to help employees recognise the signs of dementia and how to offer support in real life scenarios.
The rail operator set a target of getting 100 colleagues signed up to be ‘Dementia Friends’, an initiative created by Alzheimer's Society. However, with so many people -
Rail passengers urged to check their journeys ahead of national strike action by ASLEF and RMT unions
Regrettably, due to upcoming national industrial action on the railway, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – which operates Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express – is urging customers to check before they travel on services from mid-May until early June
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