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This Southern Class 313 Coastway train is stationed in platform 8 of Brighton station for Covid testing of staff

The train now at platform 8 is the rapid Covid testing service for rail staff

The UK’s biggest rail franchise is offering twice-weekly rapid lateral flow tests to its colleagues who can’t work from home. It’s part of a Government scheme to help stem the spread of Covid-19 and give added reassurance to staff, as well as passengers when they return to the railway.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), operator of Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express, has set

Smartphone e-tickets speed passengers on their way and help everyone to socially-distance

New smartphone train tickets help Thameslink and Great Northern passengers socially distance

High-resolution pictures are available to download at the bottom of this press release
15 December 2020: Passengers can now travel using Thameslink and Great Northern smartphone e-tickets at eight stations in Herts, Cambs and Beds, helping people socially distance, preventing the spread of Covid-19.
Barcode readers have just been installed on ticket gates at:
Hitchin Huntingdon St Neots

Smartphone e-tickets can now be used at 11 more stations in Sussex and Surrey

E-tickets available at more Sussex and Surrey stations, helping Southern and Thameslink passengers socially distance

High resolution pictures are available to download at the bottom of this press release
People can now travel using Southern and Thameslink smartphone e-tickets at 11 more railway stations in Sussex and Surrey, helping people socially distance, preventing the spread of Covid-19.
Barcode readers have just been installed on ticket gates at:
Hassocks Burgess Hill Haywards Heath Three Bridge

East Croydon station, one of the Southern locations for the trial (Picture credit: Rail Delivery Group)

Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern join new pilot to further boost high face covering compliance on the railway

The Rail Delivery Group has issued this press release, a version of which is copied here.
As part of ongoing work by the rail industry to increase passenger confidence and make the railway even safer during the coronavirus pandemic, a new pilot to increase already-high observance of face covering rules has led to almost total compliance on trains and at stations.
Rail staff have been working

Swab samples taken from Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern trains have tested negative for Covid-19 in a laboratory

Lab tests see Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern trains test negative for Covid

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Independent laboratory results show that Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern trains are testing negative for Covid-19 over three weeks after being treated with a long-lasting viruscide.
Operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) randomly selected carriages from all eight of its train fleets up to 23 days after carriages were treated

More passengers than ever before can now travel with e-tickets on Southern. E-ticket sales have increased from 25% of UK rail ticket revenue to 33% as passengers realise the benefit of non-contact travel during teh coronavirus pandemic

E-tickets will help Southern Railway passengers socially distance

High resolution pictures are available to download at the bottom of this press release
More passengers than ever before can now travel with e-tickets on Southern Railway, helping people socially distance, preventing the spread of Covid-19. 
Twelve extra stations along the south coast between Chichester and Eastbourne now have barcode readers installed on the ticket gates for passengers to sc

Passengers can now buy season tickets from the comfort of their own home and add them to their Key smartcard using their phone

Buy smart to skip the queues and socially distance

Passengers who need to travel by rail can help socially distance by skipping station queues and buying their weekly, monthly and annual season tickets from the comfort of their own home.
Customers of Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern can now simply buy season tickets through the train firms’ free OnTrack phone app and tap their Key smartcard to their NFC-enabled smartphone (see editor’s n

'Wear a face covering' is the message at all stations, including this one, at East Croydon

UPDATED: Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern encourage customers to stagger journeys and check new train times

UPDATED WITH REVISED ADVICE FOR TIMES NOT TO TRAVEL
Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern is working in partnership with businesses as they prepare to reopen in line with Government advice. Customers are encouraged to support social distancing by avoiding travel, where possible, during the busiest times which are now between 6am and 7.30am.
People who are thinking of travelling are asked t

Bernie Barnaville, Harry McCormick and Ricky Duggins perform for the NHS

Musical rail workers find glory fundraising for NHS

A Southern train driver and two conductors from Eastbourne have beaten their target of raising £1,000 for NHS workers with a song they recorded at work during lockdown.
Harry McCormick on harmonica, Bernie Barnaville on guitar and Ricky Duggins on mandoline, rewrote an old gospel song “This Train Is Bound For Glory” and recorded it on the platform and concourse at Eastbourne station.
Their ‘

GTR announces further-reduced rail timetable from Monday 30 March

GTR announces further-reduced rail timetable from Monday 30 March

As previously advertised, further reductions will be made to Southern, Thameslink, and Great Northern services from Monday, 30 March, as part of the phased timetable changes agreed with Government to maintain train services for key workers

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