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Govia Thameslink Railway, the UK’s largest rail operator, has today announced that John Whitehurst has been appointed as its Chief Operating Officer and will begin the role on Monday 20 May.
Rail customers in South London, Sussex and Kent are urged to plan ahead of the Early May Bank Holiday as Network Rail gets set to undertake essential planned engineering work.
Network Rail, East Midlands Railway (EMR) and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) are encouraging passengers to check their journey before travelling as major engineering work to upgrade the Midland Main Line continues throughout April and May.
Train services in the Cambridge area will be affected by planned engineering work over three May weekends, including Bank Holiday Monday 6 may.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), operator of Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express, has welcomed the opening of two new food and drink outlets at East Croydon station, boosting the choice of refreshments for passengers.
Passengers at Finsbury Park station are now enjoying brighter journeys thanks to a colourful mural created by a local community project.
Monday 8 April: no trains will run across the vast majority of GTR network, except for very limited shuttle services in some areas. Amended timetable in place from Thursday 4 April to Saturday 6 April inclusive, and on Tuesday 9 April, due to nationwide overtime ban. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which operates Southern, Gatwick Express, Thameslink and Great Northern, is warning customers t
The line between Tonbridge and Redhill will be closed for at least two weeks while Network Rail undertakes urgent repairs to the embankment that carries the railway.
Work to improve the passenger experience at London Victoria station is almost complete with new ticket gates set to come into use between spring and summer.
UK’s largest rail operator has teamed up with Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho, to launch poetry competition ahead of Easter holidays Competition follows research that reveals 80% of parents wish there were more ways to keep their kids occupied when travelling, without relying on tech¹ 10 winning poems will be displayed at stations and on trains across the Govia Thameslink Railway network
From Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April customers are being urged to check before they travel as buses replace trains across parts of the railway in Kent, Sussex and South London.
Charities in the Horsham area now have a new mobile service centre, following the extensive renovation of a van donated by Southern Railway.
Customers travelling through Welwyn Garden City train station will enjoy a new splash of colour after a group of volunteers rolled up their sleeves to create a sensory garden just in time for spring.Around 20 green-fingered volunteers from the All Aboarders Welwyn Garden City Station Adoption Group spent hours weeding, digging and planting to bring the sensory garden to life, which will help i
Passengers using two small East Sussex stations can now get their train service information from electronic screens for the first time.
Much of the railway will be open over Easter for passengers to travel across the region and the country. There are some engineering works taking place and passengers are advised to check before they travel.
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.
Five female drivers have joined Govia Thameslink Railway after being on extended career breaks They are sharing their experiences ahead of International Women’s Day Today, on International Women’s Day, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is welcoming five new female drivers into the fold, who have come through the company’s partnership with coaching, consulting and networking organisation, Career
A control room train services manager for Govia Thameslink Railway hopes to set a new record - by visiting all 2,580 of Great Britain's railway stations in just six weeks for charity
In a big step forward for the East Coast Digital Programme, new technology has now been successfully commissioned between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin, bringing digital signalling on the East Coast Main Line a step closer.
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