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Train timetables are changing at Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express
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New academy trains champions in sustainability at Britain’s biggest rail firm
Govia Thameslink Railway is marking Earth Day today by establishing a Sustainability Academy for employees. The candidates will champion the principles of an important new Sustainability Strategy, helping embed it across the train operating company that runs Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express
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Save the date and plan ahead as February 2027 work closes railway between Three Bridges and Brighton/Lewes for nine days
Network Rail and train operators are urging passengers to save the date for February half term next year when major engineering work will close a section on the busy Brighton Main Line from Saturday 13 to Sunday 21 February 2027.
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The UK's most dangerous train habits – and the comedian on a mission to stop them
The new film with TV’s Diane Morgan shows how to travel safe and aims to put a stop to slips, trips and falls
UK’s largest rail operator releases first-ever rail safety video starring Diane Morgan The video aims to reduce the 800 preventable injuries that happen across its network every year
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UK’s biggest train operator offers support for passengers affected by Middle East war
The UK’s largest train operating company, Govia Thameslink Railway, has made special arrangements for passengers whose flights have been affected by the war in the Middle East.
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Brighton student team wins with green plans at Parliament
Four students from the University of Sussex in Brighton took their sustainability project all the way to the Houses of Parliament, with a little help from the Head of Environment at Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express
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Enfield Chase sets standard for future station improvements – smoother, simpler, more enjoyable journeys
The first example of Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) new Model Stations concept has seen customer satisfaction among passengers at Enfield Chase surge to 93%
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Passengers asked to plan ahead of Brighton Main Line engineering work over three weekends in January
Network Rail is carrying out essential improvements to the railway between Brighton, Gatwick Airport and East Croydon over three weekends in January, with passengers asked to plan their journeys in advance.
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UK’s largest train firm supports White Ribbon Day with 1,000 free places on active bystander course
On White Ribbon Day today, the UK’s largest train operator, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), has announced free training sessions supporting staff and empowering passengers to safely support someone who is being harassed. They will be delivered by charity Protection Approaches
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Engineering work to improve Sussex and south London’s railway over Christmas and New Year 2025/26
Network Rail is advising passengers to plan ahead as they deliver vital improvements for a more reliable railway during the Christmas and New Year period.
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GTR creates Safeguarding Manager role to support colleagues and passengers
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which operates Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink trains, has created a new role of Safeguarding Manager to support passengers and colleagues
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Govia Thameslink Railway and Railway Children join forces to protect vulnerable young people across London
Representatives from Railway Children met with Angie Doll, Chief Executive Officer of Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), to discuss the vital work being carried out to support vulnerable children and young people across London’s rail network and beyond
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UK’s biggest rail operator on the search for budding engineers as it launches recruitment drive
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is calling on budding engineers to apply for its 2026 intake of apprentice engineers, as vacancies are now live to join the UK’s largest rail operator
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Railway Armed Forces vets remember lost comrades as they collect for Poppy Appeal
Ex-servicemen and women at Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) are this week out at stations across the Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express network, remembering the fallen and collecting much-needed cash for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal
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GTR sets blueprint for rail industry with pioneering Social Impact Report
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has launched its latest Social Impact Report (Jan 2024 – Mar 2025), setting a new standard for how rail operators measure, report and deliver social value
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£100m reliability and onboard upgrade on South East’s biggest train fleet completed
Millions of passengers in the south east have benefited from a mammoth £100m train upgrade project – the biggest in the UK – with the final unit rolling off the production line this weekend
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Govia Thameslink Railway to be nationalised from 31 May 2026
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – the UK’s largest train operator – will be nationalised on Sunday 31 May 2026
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Leaf-busting trains ‘will travel 12 times around the planet’ this autumn
A special fleet of leaf-busting trains has this week begun working across Sussex and Kent to keep the railway running safely and reliably
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Could your rail route claim the title of Britain’s most life-changing station?
Passengers of Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink are being encouraged to put forward what they consider to be the most life-changing local station for national recognition in the World Cup of Stations 2025
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Vehicle-bashed Brighton Main Line bridge set to have protection beams installed
Network Rail is to fit special beams to a bridge carrying one of Britain’s busiest main line rail routes, to provide protection from lorries and other HGVs that crash into it
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