Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has received authorisation from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to upgrade its Great Northern Class 717 fleet to the latest specification of European Train Control System (ETCS). It is the first fleet to receive authorisation to upgrade the on-board digital signalling system to this most recent version.
Great Northern and Thameslink have launched another new mobile team in a trial to further support disabled passengers and other customers who need assistance
Great Northern and Thameslink passengers are being reminded to plan ahead and check before they travel if they intend using the East Coast Main Line to and from London over the August Bank Holiday weekend as key engineering work for the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) takes place.
Parents are empowered to breastfeed or pump in public in venues across South Cambridgeshire, including Thameslink train services, thanks to a campaign that celebrates its first anniversary.
GTR apologises for impact on customers this Saturday
An amended timetable is currently in place due to a national overtime ban by Aslef
This continues on Saturday meaning no late-night trains on Thameslink and Great Northern routes north of London (e.g. Herts, Beds, Cambs and Norfolk)
Advice to passengers is check every journey and don’t wait for last trains of the evening
An amended timetabl
Public consultations launched by transport watchdogs London TravelWatch and Transport Focus on behalf of rail operators across the country now run until 1 September.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is urging customers intending to travel this weekend to plan ahead and check their journeys before setting off, as national industrial action by the RMT union will mean an amended timetable with fewer services.
Great Northern and Thameslink passengers intending to travel to and from London on the East Coast Main Line over the August Bank Holiday weekend (26-28 August 2023) are being asked to plan ahead and check how their journey may be affected.
Due to a combination of industrial action and late-notice engineering work, disruption and cancellations are expected across GTR services tomorrow. Essential engineering work will close the route between Haywards Heath and Brighton at around 8pm. Customers wishing to travel in this area should complete their journeys by the early evening. Trains will only be running between 7am and 7pm on the ma
Passengers can look forward to smoother, more reliable journeys as major work gets under way on the Hertford Loop line and Northern City Line.
Industrial action taking place by ASLEF and RMT union members will impact train services from 17 – 30 July
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is urging customers to plan ahead and check every journey before setting off between Monday 17 and Sunday 30 July, as a result of national industrial action. Train times will differ to the usual timetable and vary across the network, and services are likely
Transport watchdogs London TravelWatch and Transport Focus have today launched public consultations on behalf of rail operators across the country, including Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), to consider how tickets are sold and to improve customer service in the future.
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