Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has sent its first Class 387/1 Great Northern train to be upgraded to ETCS in-cab signalling as part of the East Coast Digital Programme designed to reduce delays and enable a more reliable service for passengers
Network Rail will carry out further works next week to restore services between Kings Lynn and Ely, which will result in changes to the rail service
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On World Mental Health Day – today, Monday 10 October - Samaritans and rail partners Network Rail, and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), as well as London North Eastern Railway (LNER), are coming together to raise awareness of Samaritans emotional support services and to encourage rail users to look after their own and each other’s mental wellbeing.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is reminding passengers to travel only if absolutely necessary with Southern, Great Northern or Thameslink this Saturday, 8 October, due to strikes by the RMT union at Network Rail and UK train operators
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Great Northern passengers at New Barnet station in North London are enjoying fairy-tale swathes of silk flowers, thanks to Govia Thameslink Railway’s new Station Partner, The Flower Bank, a local social enterprise. The unique enterprise re-uses and recycles surplus and used flowers from supermarkets, fellow florists and the corporate world.
Rail services between King's Lynn, Cambridge and London King's Cross will return to their usual schedules from tomorrow, Wednesday 5 October, following completion of work to repair track defects caused by the recent heatwave
Network Rail have issued the following press release about digital signalling tests that mean Moorgate train services will be diverted to and from King's Cross on Sunday 9 October:
Passengers intending to use the Northern City Line between Finsbury Park and Moorgate on Sunday 9 October are asked to plan ahead and check before they travel as work is taking place to further test digital signallin
NATIONAL STRIKES: Travel only if absolutely necessary on Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink on Saturdays 1 and 8 October; warning for London Marathon runners and spectators on 2 October
Further changes are being introduced on the rail route between King's Lynn, Cambridge and London King's Cross from Monday 26 September, while work takes place to repair track defects caused by the recent heatwave
Major repairs are planned for the railway in Stevenage this Saturday (24 September) after the overhead electric wires were damaged on Tuesday evening.
Southern has helped a teenage rail enthusiast with Muscular Dystrophy build back his confidence while travelling by train
Continuing its mission to entice people of all backgrounds to consider a career in rail, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), is partnering with purpose-led consulting, coaching and networking organisation Women Returners for the first time
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