From Monday 3 August, there will be timetable changes on the line to and from King’s Lynn, and extra late night engineering works on other Anglia routes, as track is again affected by hot weather and sustained low rainfall.
Gatwick Express is introducing a new summer timetable from 18th July, helping customers make early and late flight connections to and from London The operator is encouraging travellers to embrace pyjama travel, which Gen Z are leading the way on - over a third admit to travelling to the airport in their sleepwear The additional trains join a host of other customer improvements this summer, includ
In a first for UK Rail, Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express have permanently installed innovative technology at Brighton station to help people with hearing loss as well as other commuters get to their train more easily
The station environment at Gipsy Hill is now more welcoming and easier to navigate after a customer-centric upgrade where all aspects of the station environment were considered, from lighting to staff training and from accessibility to community engagement.
Homeless veterans and blue light workers are being helped to get back on their feet after Greater Thameslink Railway launched a new mailbox scheme at Crawley station.
Recovery and repair work at the site of the Bedford train collision has now been fully completed, with passenger services on the Midland Main Line set to resume on Monday 29 June.
Passengers with Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern are being urged to travel only if absolutely necessary on Wednesday and Thursday, 24 and 25 June, after the Met Office issued a rare Red Extreme Heat Warning across large parts of its network. Gatwick Express will be suspended early afternoon on each day
Network Rail has issued the following media statement.
Rail passengers planning to travel through Bedford next week are being warned by the rail industry to expect disruption to train services until the end of next week (28 June) and to only travel on this route if their journey is essential.
Following an incident on Friday (19 June) involving a collision between two East Midlands Railway (E
Passengers using Thameslink are set to benefit from cleaner, fresher trains thanks to a major makeover
On the eve of Clean Air Day, Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) is urging motorists to heed new ‘No idling’ signs put up at stations and car parks across its vast network.
Network Rail has issued the following press release.
A significant package of railway improvement work will affect journeys between Bedford and London over the next two weekends.
Network Rail engineers will be working at various locations along the southern section of the Midland Main Line on 20-21 and 27-28 June. Passengers should plan ahead and check before they travel, as journeys are lik
Running for trains, jumping through train doors as they’re closing, and taking luggage on escalators are causing most accidents across GTR network
Rail operator issues new CCTV footage to urge people to travel safely this summer
To mark Rail Safety Week (15 – 21 June), GTR is releasing new CCTV footage highlighting some of the most common accidents that happen on its network as the busy summe
Young people with social, emotional or special educational needs have unveiled a powerful new photography exhibition showcasing the human stories behind the railway network.
A raft of small improvements across railway stations in London, the South East, along with Beds, Herts and Cambs have been completed by train operators Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern.
More than £1.7 million has been invested into projects improving stations across the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern network in the past year, with an additional £1.7 million secured for future im
Network Rail has issued the following press release:
Passengers are reminded that major refurbishment work will begin next week to improve the long-term reliability of the lifts to the Thameslink platforms at London St Pancras.
It means the two lifts will be out of service from next Monday (15 June) until mid-September while the work is carried out to upgrade key components, helping to reduc
Work has begun to upgrade a signalling system as part of major measures to improve reliability on one of the busiest parts of the rail network used by Thameslink, which this week transferred to public ownership
A London charity is spearheading a programme to improve the health and wellbeing of people experiencing homelessness close to some of the capital’s railway stations, thanks to a grant made by train operators Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern.
The UK’s largest train operator is investing in new community projects to address youth antisocial behaviour across the South Coast.
Communities across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire are benefiting from a huge £300,000 fund shared by the country’s largest train operator.
Railway staff working for Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern have been celebrated at Buckingham Palace for their outstanding work keeping the country moving.
