Strike action is continuing across the Southern Railway network today, but services are largely running to the revised strike day timetable. Disruption will continue all day today and is likely to affect some early morning services on Wednesday 22 June.
Staff from Thameslink have been helping unemployed locals in Luton to help turn their lives around. Working with charity NOAH Enterprise, teams from across the network have gone out of their way to help to give others a new perspective on life, helping them into work.
Southern Railway has responded to a statement from the independent Rail Safety & Standards Board that driver-only-operation (DOO) offers “no increased risk” compared to train operation with a conductor closing the doors.
For the safety and comfort of passengers using Thameslink, Southern and Gatwick Express services the weekend of this BHF London to Brighton bike ride, there will be cycle restrictions in place.
On Sunday 12 June, Southern and Sussex Community Rail Partnership (SCRP), along with local partners, joined forces to organise four station events to help celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s 90th birthday.
Enfield Chase station, with local Leo’s Coffee Shop and The Enfield Society, a community group who have adopted the station to tend flowers, have joined forces to organise a station event this Friday to help celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s 90th birthday.
Millions of people will be celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday up and down the country and to support this we will be joining in with the railway industry’s celebrations, known as “Station to Station”.
Great Northern station staff and volunteers celebrated the launch of the ‘Friends of Ally Pally Station’ station partnership at Alexandra Palace on Saturday, 4 June.
GTR has improved its station modernisation plans following discussions with the two rail consumer groups Transport Focus and London TravelWatch, and feedback from passengers during a public consultation. Both consumer groups have welcomed the changes.
A bold new work of art made by a Cricklewood artist and sculptor has created a dramatic entrance to the town at Thameslink’s railway station.
Southern recently invited members of the community to join them at Hassocks railway station to see the return of the old signal box clock and to celebrate its recent success at two national railway awards.
Passengers on Southern services between London Victoria and Brighton were delighted recently by volunteers from the Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, who travelled up and down coaches with an antique on-board printing press. Passengers were invited to get involved and print their own cards, as they travelled between stations on the Brighton Mainline.
