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  • Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern join new pilot to further boost high face covering compliance on the railway

    The Rail Delivery Group has issued this press release, a version of which is copied here.
    As part of ongoing work by the rail industry to increase passenger confidence and make the railway even safer during the coronavirus pandemic, a new pilot to increase already-high observance of face covering rules has led to almost total compliance on trains and at stations.
    Rail staff have been working

  • Lab tests see Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern trains test negative for Covid

    B-roll and further high resolution images available below
    Independent laboratory results show that Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern trains are testing negative for Covid-19 over three weeks after being treated with a long-lasting viruscide.
    Operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) randomly selected carriages from all eight of its train fleets up to 23 days after carriages were treated

  • Appeal to passengers as Clapham Junction’s lifts get an upgrade

    Network Rail has issued the following press release highlighting the temporary closure of lifts at Clapham Junction
    Work is about to start upgrading lifts at Clapham Junction station, to take advantage of the temporary drop in passenger numbers.
    The much-needed project will make the 10 lifts at the station more reliable - but it does mean there will be a rolling programme of lift closures fo

  • Largest (and clearest) ever passenger information display goes live at Victoria Station putting passengers first

    Network Rail have issued the following press release about better customer information at London Victoria:
    Single 12m2 display uses full colour high definition LED technology making it the largest and most flexible display installed at any Network Rail managed station. High-definition displays can run animations, inter-modal transport information and other graphics to convey information more c

  • Construction of new station building takes off at Gatwick Airport

    Network Rail has issued the following news release. For more pictures, click here.
    Building work started on Gatwick Airport’s huge new railway station concourse on Sunday, as the first train arrived at one of the platforms that has been rebuilt.
    The £150m project has seen many changes at the station already this year, including the closure of platform 7 and now its return, while demolition w

  • £2.6m revamp of Balham station starts, making it fit for the 21st century

    Network Rail have issued the following press release:
    Extensive improvements are being made across Balham station which serves as an interchange for train and tube services across south London and beyond.
    Work has started on a face-lift of Balham station which is due to end in Spring 2021 and will focus on improving several features of the station, including:
    Platform canopies - new shee

  • New £1.8m footbridge opens at Eridge station in East Sussex

    Network Rail have issued the following press release:
    Passengers will now benefit from improved access at Eridge station in East Sussex after the opening of a new £1.8m footbridge. The work was needed due to the age and condition of the old structure, in order to protect the safety of those using the bridge and the trains operating below.
    Eridge station serves the rural district in East Suss

  • E-tickets will help Southern Railway passengers socially distance

    High resolution pictures are available to download at the bottom of this press release
    More passengers than ever before can now travel with e-tickets on Southern Railway, helping people socially distance, preventing the spread of Covid-19. 
    Twelve extra stations along the south coast between Chichester and Eastbourne now have barcode readers installed on the ticket gates for passengers to sc

  • Southern station hubs offer support to mark World Mental Health Day

    With ongoing uncertainty due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to prioritise health and wellbeing. That’s why Southern, part of the UK’s largest rail operator, has teamed up with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to launch a pilot scheme featuring ‘drop-in’ mental health hubs, following World Mental Health Day this Saturday (10th October).
    The new hubs, based at Bri

  • Celebrations in store for Sussex railway depot

    Nestled away in the Arun district of West Sussex is a workplace home to hundreds of dedicated railway workers – and today marks the 25th anniversary of the site’s operations.
    From train drivers and conductors, to on-board supervisors, driver managers and station teams, Southern’s Barnham depot is one of Govia Thameslink Railway’s biggest bases and is steeped in local family history.
    Formed

  • Thameslink and Southern station assistants crowned best in UK

    Two Govia Thameslink Railway station assistants at the opposite ends of their careers have each won a major national rail award for their outstanding contribution in helping passengers, while Southern Railway was highly commended in the category Passenger Operator of the Year, and GTR for the introduction of more than 1,500 new carriages worth over £2bn.
    Thameslink's Siggy Cragwell, aged 80, ha

  • Sussex local in the running for prestigious railway accolade

    Laura Lee is Sussex born and bred and has worked on the railway for over 20 years. She is being recognised in this year’s Community Rail Awards, having been shortlisted in the Outstanding Volunteer Contribution category.
    Last year, the mum of two took on an ambitious project to recognise the efforts of railway staff during World War One in the run up to the centenary of the Great War. Initially

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