Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is on the hunt for the 2025 intake of apprentice engineers who are ready to take the first steps into a fulfilling career in rail.
Budding engineers will learn how to maintain GTR’s large fleet of trains and gradually take on more responsibility as their skills develop over the four-year apprenticeship. The course is a mixture of practical and theory learning, le
Rail passengers in south London asked to plan ahead and check before they travel as Network Rail brings an upgraded signalling system online over seven days
Upgrade work will mean that no trains will run on parts of the National Rail and London Overground networks for seven days starting on Saturday 26 October and finishing on Friday 1 November (half-term week).
The upgrades taking place be
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is extending the free use of a groundbreaking smartphone app, designed to enhance accessibility for blind and partially sighted passengers, to all 236 of its Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink-managed stations
Employees took part in ‘The BIG Fundraising Week’ centred around World Mental Health Day, raising money for Mind.
The activity kicks off a three-year partnership between the charity and Govia Thameslink Railway.
For the first time, employees at the UK’s largest rail company, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), have taken part in a companywide fundraising week, helping to raise a total of £15,194
Striking artwork by A-level students and primary school children is brightening the journeys of passengers passing through two Southern railway stations in and around Epsom
Thameslink has released an audio guide that describes its vast fleet of 115 trains, written with the help of a blind passenger
Brighton train station has been renamed to honour Bly Twomey, one of Britain’s youngest ever Paralympians.
Just weeks after winning her first Paralympic medals, Brighton station, managed by Southern, has been renamed 'Blyton' in recognition of the 14-year-old’s remarkable two bronze medal wins at the 2024 Paralympic Games, alongside Fliss Pickard.
From today until the day after World CP D
Thameslink and Southern railway staff swapped rolling stock for rubbish bags when they cleaned a section of Brighton beach as part of The Great British Beach Clean
Planned tunnel repair work will mean no train services between Hastings and Ashford on 19 and 20 October, and no services between Hastings and Rye from 19 October to 3 November
Buses replace trains over the next two weekends
Great Northern’s parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and the Bee Friendly Trust have just finished creating more than 20 ‘homes for nature’ at six stations: Bayford, Cuffley, Grange Park, Hadley Wood, New Barnet and New Southgate
Govia Thameslink Railway has announced that John Gerrard has been appointed as its Chief Finance Officer and will begin the role in November.
Passengers are being advised to plan their weekend journeys in advance during ongoing multi-million-pound work to electrify the Midland Main Line this September.
Buses will replace trains between Hastings, Rye and Ashford International while engineers work on the Ore Tunnel.
Passengers travelling via Cambridge and Ely are being asked to check their journey plans before travelling as major engineering and station construction work will affect most weekends from mid September to the end of November.
Network Rail has partnered up with Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and local artist Aimi Rix to create striking artwork which was unveiled yesterday to improve passenger experience at Luton station.
Passengers in the Crystal Palace area are being asked to plan ahead if travelling from Saturday 24 August to Sunday 1 September, as Network Rail carry out a major track upgrade.
This upcoming August Bank Holiday weekend rail passengers are being advised to plan their journeys in advance ahead of pioneering work to test 21st century digital signalling systems on the East Coast Main Line.
Fares slashed across popular routes for limited time only
Sale ends at midnight on Monday 19 August
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which operates Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern, is helping savvy parents save money on family trips with its big Summer Sale.
With the end of the school holidays approaching, cash conscious parents may be searching for days out that wo
Marks & Spencer and its travel retail partner, SSP Group, have officially reopened the refurbished M&S Food store at Brighton train station.
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