GTR treats trains 20,000 times to protect passengers from Covid
Govia Thameslink Railway has just re-treated its 20,000th train with a long-lasting viricide that kills coronavirus for weeks at a time
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Train times change twice as GTR responds to improvement work and return to office
Train times will change across the board twice on Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern starting on Monday 21 February
Southern services to be introduced at Victoria
Southern services at London Victoria, Battersea Park, Clapham Junction and Wandsworth Common stations will be introduced from Monday 10 January 2022
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
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
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
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
Lab tests see Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern trains test negative for Covid
B-roll and further high resolution images available below
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
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
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
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
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 using 30-day virus killer to further protect passengers and colleagues
Govia Thameslink Railway’s entire fleet of Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express trains, plus stations and staff areas have been treated with a powerful new product which sticks to surfaces, killing viruses for up to 30 days
Rail staff band together with uplifting song to praise key workers and raise money for NHS
Two Southern conductors and a train driver at Eastbourne have banded together to produce their own version of a classic song - re-written to show support for the NHS and key workers
Timetables to change from 17 May – please check before travelling
Following the latest Government guidance for passengers on how to travel safely, Govia Thameslink Railway will be running a different Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern timetable from Sunday 17 May
Southern Rail’s partnership offers pedal power to NHS key workers
Southern Rail is working with specialist cycle repair company Handlebars to give free bikes to NHS key workers.
Govia Thameslink Railway re-brands trains to support NHS
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has unveiled three re-branded trains paying homage to NHS staff across the UK fighting Covid-19
Railway team sets up hand sanitiser bottling plant in campaign to keep services running
Southern’s team has turned one of its depots into a hand sanitiser bottling plant as they meet the needs of colleagues in the front line, helping keep services running during the Coronavirus pandemic
Network Rail on track to reopen East Grinstead line for Monday – but please do check before you travel and only travel if you have to
Network Rail remains on track to complete landslip repairs to reopen the East Grinstead railway line for key workers and passengers for whom travel is absolutely essential, on Monday 30 March, although the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak could still cause a delay
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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