Millions of passengers in the south east have benefited from a mammoth £100m train upgrade project – the biggest in the UK – with the final unit rolling off the production line this weekend
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), with Siemens Mobility, has updated its entire fleet of 25 Class 717 Great Northern trains to run in passenger service using an updated specification of the in-cab digital signalling software, European Train Control System (ETCS)
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – the UK’s largest train operator – will be nationalised on Sunday 31 May 2026
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
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.
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
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
