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Network Rail and train operators are reminding passengers to plan ahead and check before travelling as further improvement work to the Midland Main Line takes place across two weekends in March.
Network Rail will be carrying out major upgrades to the Midland Main Line across four weekends in February and March resulting in some changes to East Midlands Railway and Thameslink services.
Network Rail is advising passengers to check before they travel as major engineering work will impact on services between Bedford and London St Pancras over the next two weekends.
Train operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has agreed contracts with community climate action group Energy Garden to install solar panels at three of its main depots, following a successful trial scheme at Streatham Hill.
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.
Staff at Bedford station and the neighbouring rail depot staged a dramatic rescue of a Labrador dog that had been missing in the area for several days and captured the hearts of hundreds of people in the town trying to find him
Thameslink and Great Northern are advising people travelling to events by train over the Platinum Jubilee Weekend to plan their journey in advance, re-check before setting off, and allow extra time to get there and back.
Buses replace Thameslink trains between Bedford and Luton on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 March – passengers should check before they travel at nationalrail.co.uk
The ‘Bra Bank’ will be open for donations at Bedford station for three weeks - every Monday and Thursday from 09:00 – 12:00, starting Monday 16 August For every tonne of bras collected, Against Breast Cancer receives £700 to fund research Thameslink station assistant Susan Hall is bringing the initiative to Bedford station after discovering that charity shops and clothes banks wouldn’t accept br
This week the British public will vote for their favourite railway station in the World Cup of Stations 2020 Bedford has made the shortlist of 48 stations which will compete head to head in the online poll Stations and staff have been playing a key role supporting Britain’s recovery from COVID-19 Bedford will face competition from East region rivals Kempston Hardwick The people of Bedford are
Thanks to generous donations at Bedford and Brighton stations, a total of 822meals have been given to those desperately in need, following a six-week community pilot scheme from Govia Thameslink Railway and UK charity, The Trussell Trust.The Railway Food Collection is a partnership between Govia Thameslink Railway and local food banks that aims to encourage members of the public, as well as ra
Govia Thameslink Railway has partnered with Bedford Foodbank and The Black & Minority Ethnic Community Partnership (BMECP) Food Bank in Brighton to launch a community pilot, encouraging members of the public and railway staff to make food donations at new collection points at Brighton and Bedford.Following the widespread impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, food banks across the country have s
Network Rail has issued the following press release about the impact of major engineering work on train services between Bedford and London over the weekends of 18/19 and 25/26 July:Network Rail is urging passengers who have to travel over the next two weekends to check their journeys, as vital work continues on the £1.5billion Midland Main Line Upgrade.On 18/19 and 25/26 July, Network Rai
Thameslink staff embrace the outdoors in support of local charity
Around 30 delighted NHS key workers at Bedfordshire hospitals are now travelling to work on free bicycles, thanks to a scheme to renovate abandoned bikes that is being run by Thameslink, Luton Council and Sustrans, the charity promoting cycling and walking. Fittingly the project has completed its first batch of bikes in June, National Bike Month. As one of a series of activities being run by T
Thanks to dozens of posters by young local artists, key workers using Bedford station can not only enjoy a brighter journey but can see the children’s heartfelt messages of thanks as they pass through.
Homeless people in Luton have received new pairs of socks this winter thanks to the generosity of Govia Thameslink Railway staff and passengers.
Pint-sized passengers have been learning about rail safety with Thameslink.
Santa swapped his sleigh for a Thameslink train to give deserving families a magical fun-packed journey at the weekend.
More than 4,170 pairs of socks were donated at stations across the Govia Thameslink Railway network on Thursday 5th December, to support six key homeless shelters across the route.Sock collections took place at train stations across the network, as selected homeless charities and Govia Thameslink Railway – the UK’s largest rail network – joined forces to give those sleeping rough a new pair of
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