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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.
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.
Major upgrade work as part of the Midland Main Line Upgrade project is set to continue into January and February with improvements to be made to overhead line equipment on selected weekends, with changes to Thameslink services between Bedford and Luton.
Network Rail is advising passengers to check before they travel as major engineering work will impact on services between Bedford and London St Pancras over the next two weekends.
Network Rail have issued the following press release about improvements for Luton station:Network Rail has started work at Luton station as part of an extensive programme of improvements and upgrades designed to improve passenger experience.The work will see the station canopies on platform 1 and 2 replaced, and a new, accessible bridge and three lifts installed. Over the next seve
Luton Town legend Mick Harford has swapped the football stadium for life on the rails, taking on the role of station announcer at Luton this week. He’s trying out the new job to celebrate Luton Town’s first ever Premier League match this Saturday. This will be the club’s first game back in the top-flight division for over 30 years, where they will be heading to the other end of the Thameslink
Passengers travelling to and from London on the Midland Main Line are being urged to plan ahead this weekend as major upgrades get under way.
A £1.5 million programme to strengthen a railway bridge in Kempston Hardwick, Bedfordshire will get under way this month to improve reliability for passengers. Over the next five months, Network Rail engineers will repair and strengthen the steel girders and bridge deck and improve drainage and guttering on the structure which carries the Midland Main Line over the B530 Ampthill Road.
The Luton DART connecting London Luton Airport with national rail services in under four minutes will officially open for business on Monday 27 March, it was confirmed during a launch celebration event today.
Thameslink have welcomed the announcement by Luton Rising and Luton Borough Council today [24 February] that the Luton DART station-airport shuttle service is on course to open fully for commercial operations around the end of March.
Thameslink and Great Northern are advising people travelling to events by train over the Platinum Jubilee Weekend to plan their journey in advance, re-check before setting off, and allow extra time to get there and back.
Buses replace Thameslink trains between Bedford and Luton on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 March – passengers should check before they travel at nationalrail.co.uk
Thameslink has given over 20 of Lutopn Town FC's 16- to 18-year-old apprentices a year’s free travel to their places of study and training. Some could not afford to attend otherwise.
over 1,000 new cycle parking spaces for GTR passengers – enough for all the competitors in five Tours de France! 90 landscaping projects include 19 bee gardens and nine wildflower areas young local people gain horticulture training and qualifications at 18 projects at London stations Great Northern, Thameslink and Southern passengers returning to rail are now using more sustainable and enviro
Homelessness in the UK is increasing year-on-year and has been heightened during the pandemic, with reports of rough sleepers up by 36%[1]. The issue is particularly prevalent on the railway, which is why the UK’s largest rail operator has signed a new charter to help safeguard vulnerable people and communities.Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), is the first train operating company to put its nam
Luton Town FC apprentice footballers have this season joined forces with Thameslink to encourage reluctant teens to wear face coverings on trains.For the 13th year running, Thameslink have given the latest intake of 17- and 18-year-olds at the Hatters a year’s free travel to their places of study and training. Some could not afford to attend otherwise. In return the Academy players are act
Network Rail has issued the following press release about the replacement of lifts at Luton Airport Parkway station:Later this month, Network Rail will begin a major project to upgrade all of the lifts at Luton Airport Parkway station in a £900,000 investment which will make them more reliable. From Monday, 20 July, Network Rail engineers will be removing the old lifts on platforms 2, 3 an
Around 30 delighted NHS key workers at Bedfordshire hospitals are now travelling to work on free bicycles, thanks to a scheme to renovate abandoned bikes that is being run by Thameslink, Luton Council and Sustrans, the charity promoting cycling and walking. Fittingly the project has completed its first batch of bikes in June, National Bike Month. As one of a series of activities being run by T
Much-welcomed improvements to cycle storage at Thameslink stations are back on track after having been put on hold due to the pandemic.
Generous Thameslink railway colleagues have rallied round to support an appeal made by Luton and Dunstable Hospital for food and personal items for staff.
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