Train passengers asked to plan ahead amid station closures for packed Brighton Marathon Weekend
On Sunday, April 6, Preston Park and London Road stations will be closed to passengers until 11am to prevent overcrowding on their smaller platforms.
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Green-fingered managers spruce up station green spaces
Managers from Thameslink and Great Northern’s infrastructure team put on their gardening gloves to give New Southgate and Potters Bar stations a makeover as part of their team awayday
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Southern supports recovery of vital Sussex habitat
Southern is supporting the recovery of one of Britain’s most biodiverse habitats – a kelp forest off the Sussex coast
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GTR supports launch of new podcast series on its scenic Sussex destinations
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which runs Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern, has supported the launch of a new podcast series on destinations across its picturesque Sussex network.
To celebrate the seven-episode series being released today (20 March), more than 30 guests were invited to an exclusive film screening at the Capitol Horsham last week to watch ‘the Arun Vall -
Midland Main Line improvements continue this weekend
Buses will be running in place of trains between Luton and Mill Hill Broadway on the Midland Main Line this weekend (15 and 16 March) as Network Rail continues work to improve reliability on the rail route
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New apprenticeship courses prepare women for leadership roles at UK’s largest train company
Govia Thameslink Railway is celebrating International Women’s Day with new training schemes tailored towards female employees. Courses aim to equip candidates to become next generation of managers and leaders.
Ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March), Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), has announced it is bringing two new apprenticeship courses to employees to help develop female talent with -
NEXT MONTH: Major engineering work across the south coast to impact services in Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth during the Easter holidays
Engineering work will affect South Western Rail and Southern services over Easter
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Your words are a life-saving kit say Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Network Rail in support of Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign
Your words are a life-saving kit say Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Network Rail in support of Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign
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MP hails St Albans City station bike safety event 'a fantastic opportunity'
Cyclists in St Albans have made the most of free bike marking, safety advice and a service worth £40 at an event organised by Thameslink on Wednesday evening.
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£5.4m Tooting station accessibility scheme completed
Platform lifts are now open at Tooting station giving wheelchair users and other passengers of restricted mobility access for the first time
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Worthing railway station approach enhanced by community art project
To involve the local community in work to enhance the approach to Worthing railway station, West Sussex County Council included a community art project in its infrastructure improvement plans.
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Brighton and Hove Albion and Govia Thameslink Railway announce renewed partnership to achieve community goals
Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club has partnered with the UK’s largest train company, Govia Thameslink Railway, to deliver a range of projects set to benefit thousands across Sussex.
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GTR offers 9,000 train tickets for children to celebrate bicentenary of rail at historic Bluebell Railway
Britain’s biggest train operator, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), is giving away 9,000 train tickets to schoolchildren to visit a series of educational workshops at the Bluebell Railway, to celebrate 200 years of train travel
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Passengers advised to plan ahead as Brighton Main Line engineering takes place over two weekends
Vital maintenance work taking place on the railway between East Croydon and London Victoria this weekend means there will be changes to train services and extended journey times.
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STARTING SATURDAY: Vital engineering work in the Portsmouth area to close the railway for a week
From Saturday 15 to Friday 21 February 2025, parts of the railway between Portsmouth and Havant and Fareham will be closed and rail replacement buses will be in operation, while Network Rail completes critical engineering upgrades to the railway.
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Win free rail travel with GTR as rail operator launches exciting social media competition
Following last year’s success, the exciting social media competition from Southern, Thameslink, and Great Northern—run by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR)—is back to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway.
The contest, dubbed Destination Dash, will see 10 lucky winners each receive free travel with a point-to-point return journey of up to 200 miles on Thameslink, Southern, or Great Northern se -
GTR’s 717 passes ETCS software upgrade test with flying colours
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), with Siemens Mobility, has successfully upgraded one of its Class 717 Great Northern trains to the latest specification of the in-cab digital signalling, European Train Control System (ETCS)
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Govia Thameslink Railway brings in extra trains in readiness for improved December timetable
An additional fleet of 30 modern trains will help Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) give its Great Northern and Thameslink passengers faster journeys from key destinations, better connections at the end of the year, and more space for passengers where it’s needed most
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Vital upgrades affecting London journeys taking place over several weekends from February
Passengers are warned that buses will replace trains on sections of the Bedford to London route during weekend work which will see major strides made in a project delivering better journeys on the Midland Main Line
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TWO WEEKS TO GO: Vital engineering work in the Portsmouth area to close the railway for a week
From Saturday 15 to Friday 21 February 2025, parts of the railway between Portsmouth and Havant and Fareham will be closed and rail replacement buses will be in operation, while Network Rail completes critical engineering upgrades to the railway.
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