The Great Northern 'Northern City Line' to the City of London became the UK network's first-ever commuter railway to operate without signals at the side of the track, heralding a major milestone in the national deployment of cutting-edge digital technology
Some £1.7 million has been allocated to improve stations across the country’s largest railway network – following a bumper year of projects at stations across London and the south east.
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Network Rail has issued the following press release about engineering works taking place this weekend between London and Peterborough/Royston, affecting Thameslink and Great Northern journeys.
Thameslink and Great Northern passengers are being reminded that no trains will travel to and from London and Peterborough/Royston this weekend (17-18 May) as work to transform East Coast Main Line contin
Thameslink and Great Northern passengers are being urged to plan ahead as no trains will travel to and from London King’s Cross over a weekend in May for East Coast Main Line transformation work.
Stevenage Football Club’s official charity Stevenage FC Foundation, supported by Thameslink and Great Northern, has launched a 12-week pilot with the town’s secondary schools that, if successful, could transform the lives of disengaged teenagers who are at risk of exclusion
Managers from Thameslink and Great Northern’s infrastructure team put on their gardening gloves to give New Southgate and Potters Bar stations a makeover as part of their team awayday
Your words are a life-saving kit say Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Network Rail in support of Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign
Britain’s biggest train operator, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), is giving away 9,000 train tickets to schoolchildren to visit a series of educational workshops at the Bluebell Railway, to celebrate 200 years of train travel
Following last year’s success, the exciting social media competition from Southern, Thameslink, and Great Northern—run by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR)—is back to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway.
The contest, dubbed Destination Dash, will see 10 lucky winners each receive free travel with a point-to-point return journey of up to 200 miles on Thameslink, Southern, or Great Northern se
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), with Siemens Mobility, has successfully upgraded one of its Class 717 Great Northern trains to the latest specification of the in-cab digital signalling, European Train Control System (ETCS)
An additional fleet of 30 modern trains will help Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) give its Great Northern and Thameslink passengers faster journeys from key destinations, better connections at the end of the year, and more space for passengers where it’s needed most
Uniforms worn by staff at the country’s largest train company have helped save energy and prevent emissions
Network Rail has issued the following press release about major changes to Thameslink and Great Northern services over the next two weekends.
Ricky Barsby, head of access & integration, East Coast Digital Programme, is available for interview at Peterborough station on Thursday 23 January (after 10am). To arrange, contact gareth.dennison@networkrail.co.uk/07561874858. Interviews over Zo
The two organisations have worked together since 2014 on the ‘Get into Railways' programme.
Rail Minister, Lord Peter Hendy, was amongst those who joined a celebration event at the Houses of Parliament to mark the anniversary.
The event forms part of Railway 200 celebrations taking place across the industry.
Govia Thameslink Railway, the rail operator responsible for running Southern, Thames
Fares slashed by up to 50% across popular routes for limited time only
The sale launches today and closes at midnight on Monday 20 January
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the UK’s largest rail operator, is helping Brits kick off the new year by getting more for their money thanks to taking part in the Rail Sale, which launches today.
This year marks 200 years of the modern railway and to
Work is set to restart at Biggleswade station this month to make it more accessible, with the construction of a new footbridge and lifts
There will be no Thameslink or Great Northern services between London and Peterborough, Royston and Stevenage via Hertford North at the weekend on 25-26 January and 1-2 February
There will be no trains between Royston and Cambridge North or Cambridge from 27 December to 5 January.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is saving weary heads by gifting free Christmas Party ‘Survival’ Kits to commuters as this week is revealed to be the most popular for office Christmas parties (31%). Through the fun and festive giveaway, GTR is raising awareness of the increase of incidents that peak during the festive period to ensure partygoers get home safely. The ‘Survival’ Kits are jam-packed
The UK’s largest train operator is offering free use of an innovative sign language app to remove barriers for passengers who are deaf or have hearing loss – and help them travel with confidence across its 11 county network