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  • Sussex students get a head start in railway careers thanks to new employment scheme

    GTR launches unique recruitment drive, helping students land regular work whilst studying towards degrees
    GTR, the train operator that runs Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express services, is currently putting a new method of recruitment to the test to fulfil On Board Supervisor (OBS) roles across the Southeast.
    In an industry first, the company has worked closely with two

  • New academy trains champions in sustainability at Britain’s biggest rail firm

    Govia Thameslink Railway is marking Earth Day today by establishing a Sustainability Academy for employees. The candidates will champion the principles of an important new Sustainability Strategy, helping embed it across the train operating company that runs Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express

    Hannah Causebrook standing on a station platform
  • Rail operator is first in transport sector to achieve equality accolade

    Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has passed the comprehensive National Equality Standard (NES) for its internal diversity and inclusion policies The NES is the UK’s leading diversity assessment framework, developed in partnership with the government
    GTR has become the first company in the transport sector to achieve the UK’s National Equality Standard.
    Launched in 2013, the National Equali