https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr Mynewsdesk RSS - Press releases, News, and Blog Posts. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr https://www.mynewsdesk.com/assets/graphics/logos/logo-small-3b24ab90.png 128 23 en 15 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:36:48 +0100 Young people with social, emotional or special educational needs have unveiled a powerful new photography exhibition showcasing the human stories behind the railway network. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/railway-staff-celebrated-in-photography-exhibition-at-hove-station-3453896?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/railway-staff-celebrated-in-photography-exhibition-at-hove-station-3453896?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:53:00 +0100 https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/small-station-improvements-mark-big-ps3-dot-4m-investment-to-improve-train-journeys-3452572?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/small-station-improvements-mark-big-ps3-dot-4m-investment-to-improve-train-journeys-3452572?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:12:59 +0100 https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/london-st-pancras-thameslink-lifts-shut-next-week-for-major-refurbishment-3452944?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/london-st-pancras-thameslink-lifts-shut-next-week-for-major-refurbishment-3452944?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:17:22 +0100 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 https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/major-upgrade-to-improve-reliability-for-passengers-under-way-on-thameslink-route-through-central-london-3452728?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/major-upgrade-to-improve-reliability-for-passengers-under-way-on-thameslink-route-through-central-london-3452728?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:15:00 +0100 Communities across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire are benefiting from a huge £300,000 fund shared by the country’s largest train operator. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/from-gardening-to-womens-safety-train-company-hands-out-grants-worth-ps300k-to-community-projects-across-beds-herts-and-cambs-3448924?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/from-gardening-to-womens-safety-train-company-hands-out-grants-worth-ps300k-to-community-projects-across-beds-herts-and-cambs-3448924?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:15:00 +0100 The UK’s largest train operator is investing in new community projects to address youth antisocial behaviour across the South Coast. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/youth-workers-deployed-on-southern-and-thameslink-trains-to-address-youth-antisocial-behaviour-3451713?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/youth-workers-deployed-on-southern-and-thameslink-trains-to-address-youth-antisocial-behaviour-3451713?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:15:00 +0100 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. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/charity-teams-up-with-thameslink-to-help-break-cycle-of-homelessness-3451741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/charity-teams-up-with-thameslink-to-help-break-cycle-of-homelessness-3451741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Sun, 31 May 2026 02:00:00 +0100 https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/gtr-services-enter-public-ownership-3450891?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/gtr-services-enter-public-ownership-3450891?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Wed, 27 May 2026 10:06:58 +0100 Railway staff working for Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern have been celebrated at Buckingham Palace for their outstanding work keeping the country moving. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/southern-and-thameslink-staff-celebrated-at-royal-garden-party-3450428?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/southern-and-thameslink-staff-celebrated-at-royal-garden-party-3450428?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Tue, 19 May 2026 11:43:56 +0100 Great Northern's Northern City Line today celebrates one year since its physical lineside signals were removed https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/great-northerns-northern-city-line-celebrates-one-year-of-no-signals-3448938?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/great-northerns-northern-city-line-celebrates-one-year-of-no-signals-3448938?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Tue, 19 May 2026 09:02:30 +0100 https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/gtr-supports-brighton-pride-for-its-35th-anniversary-3448899?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/gtr-supports-brighton-pride-for-its-35th-anniversary-3448899?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Mon, 18 May 2026 11:22:53 +0100 Southern and Thameslink have joined forces with Imperial College London to highlight air quality issues in south London https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/could-this-be-londons-most-looked-at-air-quality-display-3448419?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/could-this-be-londons-most-looked-at-air-quality-display-3448419?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Fri, 15 May 2026 13:09:08 +0100 Passengers using one of south London's busiest stations - Peckham Rye - are set to benefit from a package of improvements being delivered by Network Rail and Southern Railway, designed to reduce congestion, improve passenger flow and cater for future growth https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/works-start-at-peckham-rye-station-to-create-more-space-for-passengers-3448534?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/works-start-at-peckham-rye-station-to-create-more-space-for-passengers-3448534?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Fri, 15 May 2026 09:26:53 +0100 Successful testing at speed has been completed of upgraded digital software on a Thameslink Class 700 unit, preparing the largest passenger fleet on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) for the introduction of in-cab digital signalling https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/successful-testing-of-class-700-train-with-upgraded-digital-software-3448455?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/successful-testing-of-class-700-train-with-upgraded-digital-software-3448455?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Thu, 14 May 2026 11:43:15 +0100 Passengers using the Thameslink platforms at London St Pancras are being advised that step-free access will be temporarily unavailable while major refurbishment work takes place to improve the long-term reliability of the station’s lifts https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/save-the-date-and-plan-ahead-as-london-st-pancras-lifts-shut-for-major-refurbishment-from-15-june-3448452?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/save-the-date-and-plan-ahead-as-london-st-pancras-lifts-shut-for-major-refurbishment-from-15-june-3448452?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Fri, 08 May 2026 10:05:10 +0100 Model trains built by 100 schoolchildren from across Stevenage have been put to the test by an expert panel of Thameslink and Great Northern judges as part of a programme to encourage the nation’s future engineers. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/stevenage-youngsters-primed-as-tomorrows-engineers-as-thameslink-and-great-northern-help-100-primary-school-students-design-model-trains-3446998?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/stevenage-youngsters-primed-as-tomorrows-engineers-as-thameslink-and-great-northern-help-100-primary-school-students-design-model-trains-3446998?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Tue, 05 May 2026 15:39:55 +0100 Railway improvement work will mean no Thameslink trains running between Bedford and Mill Hill Broadway in north London this weekend (Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 May), while East Midlands Railway (EMR) services will not run south of Bedford https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/upgrades-mean-amended-rail-service-between-bedford-and-london-this-weekend-3446627?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/upgrades-mean-amended-rail-service-between-bedford-and-london-this-weekend-3446627?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:25:00 +0100 A familiar sound for passengers travelling on trains across London and the South Coast is being given the silent treatment by train operator Southern. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/squeaky-seat-back-train-tables-given-the-silent-treatment-3445185?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/squeaky-seat-back-train-tables-given-the-silent-treatment-3445185?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:18:11 +0100 An event has been held to mark the official opening of Harlington station’s new footbridge. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/official-opening-marks-milestone-for-harlington-station-project-3445557?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/official-opening-marks-milestone-for-harlington-station-project-3445557?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:18:13 +0100 Network Rail has issued the following press release after research found overconfidence is putting lives at risk when using railway level crossings in and around Brighton. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/survey-reveals-young-adults-in-brighton-underestimate-power-and-speed-of-trains-risking-their-lives-on-level-crossings-3444921?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/gtr/pressreleases/survey-reveals-young-adults-in-brighton-underestimate-power-and-speed-of-trains-risking-their-lives-on-level-crossings-3444921?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Govia Thameslink Railway