Major upgrade work as part of the Midland Main Line Upgrade project is set to continue into January and February with improvements to be made to overhead line equipment on selected weekends, with changes to Thameslink services between Bedford and Luton.
The UK’s largest rail operator is once again teaming up with Samaritans to flip ‘Blue Monday’ on its head and turn what is commonly believed to be the most difficult day of the year, into something positive.
Replacing ‘Blue Monday’ with ‘Brew Monday’ on 15 January, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is teaming up with Samaritans volunteers to hand out teabags, biscuits and leaflets to Thameslink p
Next week’s planned Tube strikes will close or partly close eight stations on the Great Northern, Thameslink and Southern network, because some are operated by London Underground.
National Rail trains around London are also likely to be much busier than usual and journeys may take longer generally.
Passengers should check before they travel online at National Rail Enquiries. Changes may not
Network Rail, Thameslink and Great Northern are reminding passengers to check their journey before travelling as further engineering work is carried out on two weekends in early January as part of the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme.
Regrettably, severe disruption is expected this weekend on Thameslink, as in other parts of the country
Blind and partially sighted people are on track to gain insight and confidence in train travel thanks to a joint initiative by Govia Thameslink Railway and Thomas Pocklington Trust
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
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.
Network Rail has completed a £5m upgrade of Streatham station providing Southern and Thameslink passengers with step-free access to all the platforms
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.
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.
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.
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.
A new footbridge has opened at Royston railway station
Rail Minister Huw Merriman today celebrated the recent start of digitally signalled passenger services on a busy Great Northern London commuter line
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.
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.
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.
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
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
