Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has launched its latest Social Impact Report (Jan 2024 – Mar 2025), setting a new standard for how rail operators measure, report and deliver social value
Thameslink and Luton Town FC have celebrated their 19-year partnership with a special rail safety day, which saw Academy players ‘driving’ trains on the rail operator’s simulators to understand the risks of the railway.
For nearly two decades, the longstanding partnership has seen Thameslink provide 366 season-long passes to the Hatters’ 16 to 18-year-old apprentices, allowing players to trav
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – the UK’s largest train operator – will be nationalised on Sunday 31 May 2026
Litter-busting rail staff from Southern and Thameslink joined forces to blitz a stretch of Brighton’s beach in this year’s Great British Beach Clean
A special fleet of leaf-busting trains has this week begun working across Sussex and Kent to keep the railway running safely and reliably
Network Rail will again be carrying out extra late-night engineering work on the Fen Line between Cambridge and King’s Lynn to improve the condition of the track, meaning that services north of Cambridge will finish earlier than usual on some weeknights in late September and early October.
Strikes on the London Underground next week will mean some stations served by Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink will be shut – and train times altered.
Great Northern and Thameslink have welcomed the announcement of a new timetable on the East Coast Main Line today that will allow them to give passengers better services
A group of young Luton and Bedford adults living with autism took the train to London last week in an exercise by Thameslink and Autism Bedfordshire to encourage them to travel independently
When Cambridge South station opens in early 2026, all passing services – which are operated by Greater Anglia, Great Northern, Thameslink, and CrossCountry - are expected to call at the new station from day one.
Network Rail has issued the following press release about engineering work that will affect Great Northern and Thameslink trains as well as other train operators
Passengers travelling through parts of north Cambridgeshire and Norfolk should check before travelling as engineering work will be taking place in the Ely area from October to mid-November.
Extensive track renewals between Ely North
With the return to school for many young people across Cambridgeshire just days away, Great Northern’s railway ticket guru Dean Cole has shared his knowledge to help children – and their parents - save money and travel with the right ticket.
The vast majority of the rail network across Kent and Sussex is open for business this August bank holiday weekend, but passengers are asked to plan ahead and check before they travel as some journeys may be longer as a result of essential upgrade work.
Great Northern and Thameslink is providing Academy apprentices with free rail travel on its network to get to training sessions, school and college
Passengers of Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink are being encouraged to put forward what they consider to be the most life-changing local station for national recognition in the World Cup of Stations 2025
Network Rail is to fit special beams to a bridge carrying one of Britain’s busiest main line rail routes, to provide protection from lorries and other HGVs that crash into it
Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter, folk ‘legend’ Richard Thompson OBE has written a song about Thameslink’s oldest employee, 85-year-old Elstree & Borehamwood station assistant Siggy Cragwell BEM. It is being aired on national radio this week
Passengers are advised of digital signalling work affecting journeys on the East Coast Main Line on the August bank holiday weekend.
Families are being urged to visit the Bluebell Railway to see a special exhibition train celebrating 200 years of the modern railway
For the first time, the UK’s largest rail company, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), has hosted yoga classes on London Blackfriars station balcony to raise vital funds for the mental health charity, Mind.
