Bedford depot's massive solar roof helps Thameslink on way to a carbon net zero future
Work has begun installing one of Bedford’s biggest solar arrays – on the roof of Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) train depot, in Cauldwell Walk
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Passengers in South London, Kent and Sussex, reminded to plan ahead and check before travelling over the festive period due to planned engineering work
Network Rail’s annual planned engineering upgrades will result in changes to a number of services between Christmas and New Year with passengers urged to check before travelling.
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Streatham becomes latest fully accessible station in south London following accessibility upgrades
Network Rail has completed a £5m upgrade of Streatham station providing Southern and Thameslink passengers with step-free access to all the platforms
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Arsenal and GTR kick off community art project
Arsenal football club and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have teamed up with community art organisation Co-Creative Connection to launch a series of art workshops in which local young people will design a mural for Finsbury Park station.
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Planned upgrades to affect Great Northern and Thameslink services over the Christmas period
Network Rail and train operators are reminding passengers to check each day before they travel throughout the entire festive period as further upgrade work for the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme and Cambridge South station takes place from Christmas Eve.
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Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express passengers urged to plan ahead for Christmas and New Year train travel
Govia Thameslink Railway, which operates Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express trains, is urging passengers to plan ahead and check before they travel over the Christmas and New Year period. The seasonal timetable and planned engineering work by Network Rail will mean widespread changes to services.
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Southern supports independent rail travel for disabled youngsters
Five young Mid-Sussex people with learning difficulties have enjoyed a ‘Try a Train’ trip with Southern, boosting their knowledge and confidence to use train services independently.
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New footbridge at Royston station opens for passengers
A new footbridge has opened at Royston railway station
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Rail Minister celebrates start of ECDP digitally signalled passenger services
Rail Minister Huw Merriman today celebrated the recent start of digitally signalled passenger services on a busy Great Northern London commuter line
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Welcome to Brent Cross West!
Eager passengers braved a chilly December morning today to be the first to arrive at Brent Cross West, the first new mainline station to be built in London in over a decade. The impressive new Thameslink station can be found between Cricklewood and Hendon stations on the Midland Main Line and is the gateway to new neighbourhood Brent Cross Town.
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Significant investment in southern end of Midland Main Line this Christmas
Two major projects will take significant steps forward this Christmas; to upgrade signalling at West Hampstead and to strengthen a railway bridge in Kentish Town, while a myriad of maintenance work take place throughout the route.
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Tony Blackburn lends legendary voice to Thameslink for Brent Cross West station opening
National treasure Tony Blackburn has swapped ‘King of the Jungle’ for ‘King of Thameslink’, taking on the role of station announcer on the Thameslink network this week to celebrate the opening of Brent Cross West station on Sunday 10 December.
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Testing starts for very latest in-cab signalling technology on Great Northern’s Class 717 fleet
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has started dynamically testing the latest specification of European Train Control System (ETCS) software on its Great Northern Class 717 fleet
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East Coast Digital Programme progresses and introduces new customer communications
Network Rail have issued the following press release about progress on the major programme introducing digital signalling from London to Grantham on the East Coast Main Line:
Delivery of further upgrade work marks progress towards digital signalling on East Coast Main Line Report published by Transport Focus highlights passenger priorities for communicating digital signalling New East Coast Di -
eTicket readers speed rail passengers through every single ticket gate on GTR network
Rail passengers can now skip standing in line at stations for a ticket to ride by using pre-bought smartphone eTickets right across the vast 11-county Govia Thameslink Railway network
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Commuters look forward to more reliable services as first passenger trains run to City of London using digital signalling
Great Northern commuters today began travelling to the City of London in trains controlled by cutting-edge digital in-cab signalling (European Train Control System, or ETCS), giving them a more reliable, greener service
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Disruption to last 10 days during national ASLEF industrial action
Regrettably, services on Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink will be disrupted for 10 consecutive days in early December during nationwide industrial action by the train drivers’ union ASLEF
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More trains for Sussex passengers
Passengers at five Sussex stations will have more trains to choose from when Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) introduces its new timetable from Sunday 10 December.
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More peak-time seats on Thameslink for Beds and Herts commuters
Thameslink is increasing capacity for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire commuters in the morning and evening peak hours when it introduces a new timetable in December.
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Bigger and better Gatwick Airport station opens to passengers
A new look Gatwick Airport station has this morning (Tuesday 21 November) opened to passengers, transforming the journey from train to plane and giving passengers travelling between Brighton and London easier, faster, more reliable journeys
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