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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
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.
Network Rail will be carrying out major upgrades to the Midland Main Line across four weekends in February and March resulting in some changes to East Midlands Railway and Thameslink services.
Responding to the growing trend of people discovering new destinations on TikTok, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), is launching two of its brands – Southern and Thameslink – onto the social media platform.To celebrate the launch of the new accounts, GTR is offering TikTok users the chance to join in on an interactive race across its rail network, in a contest dubbed ‘Destination Dash’, for the
Govia Thameslink Railway, operator of Great Northern and Thameslink, has welcomed two new retail businesses to Hatfield station. The retailers have opened for trade in units that had been empty for some time.
Network Rail has thanked customers travelling between Eastleigh and Fareham for their patience while emergency works to stabilise a cutting took place. Engineers will return to Fareham for the second time from Monday 12 to Friday 16 February to carry out major track renewal works, which means that buses will replace trains.
Govia Thameslink Railway celebrates 50% jump in number of females starting apprenticeship courses with the company.Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week (5-11 February), Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has revealed a sharp increase in the number of females starting an apprenticeship. GTR welcomed a total of 176 new starters in 2023, with 60 of these coming from female applicants, representing a
The switch-on of a new signalling system in South London, which was due to close large parts of the National Rail and London Overground networks from Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 February, is being re-planned to later in 2024. Trains in the Tooting, Crystal Palace, Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye areas will now run as normal from Monday 12 through to Friday 16 February.
Rail users in Surrey will soon benefit from step-free access at Leatherhead station as Network Rail announces accessibility upgrades starting this January.
Network Rail is reminding customers to plan ahead and allow plenty of time as buses replace South Western Railway, Great Western Railway and Southern trains between Southampton Central and Havant, Eastleigh and Portsmouth Harbour, and Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour, this February half term.
Customers at Balham station now have new Ladies’ and Gents’ toilets, thanks to train operator Southern Railway’s station improvement programme.
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