Biggest roll-out on UK rail network
Part of £15m station improvement programme
On the eve of Restart A Heart Day (16 October), Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink have announced they will shortly have publicly-accessible, life-saving automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at every one of their 238 stations (full list here), the largest roll-out of heart restarters on the UK’s rail netwo
Arts and mental health charity Studio Upstairs has issued the following press release about the artworks its members have created for South Croydon station:
Southern and Thameslink passengers returning to South Croydon station will be inspired and uplifted by twenty-three new artworks in waiting rooms and along platforms, subway and stairways.
As part of its network-wide station improvement
The number of 2022 apprenticeships on offer at the companies will rise by 25%
The number of apprenticeships on offer across rail firms Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express will increase by a quarter in 2022, with 250 programmes available across departments, including engineering, customer services, train driving and administration.
The rail operator’s apprenticeship progr
Network Rail have issued the following press release about major projects on the Brighton Main Line in the first quarter of 2022:
Network Rail engineers will use a nine-day closure of the Brighton Main Line in February next year, to deliver an £11m junction renewal near Haywards Heath and build a new underpass at Hassocks.
As a result of the work, the railway between Three Bridges, Brighton
Southern teams up with regional theatres to encourage customers to support local arts
New partnership offers limited-edition discount to customers who travel to the theatre by train
This autumn, rail company Southern is putting local theatres centre-stage with an exciting new partnership that promises to thoroughly entertrain. Teaming up with top regional theatres across its network, the comp
Great Northern, Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express, has appointed a new Accessibility Lead, wheelchair user Carl Martin.
Recently disabled, Carl believes “access to transport is access to life”. In recent years, the industry has been on a journey of improvement to ensure the railway becomes more accessible, ensuring that as many barriers as possible are removed and everyone can tr
Govia Thameslink Railway - which runs Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink train services - has rounded up some British hotspots across its routes that would fool anyone into thinking they’ve jetted off abroad
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is aiming to increase Brighton station’s recycling rates to 95% with a new waste unit
Southern Railway was last night (Thursday) named Passenger Operator of the Year at the industry’s answer to the Oscars, the National Rail Awards
Essential engineering work which will affect Southern train services between Brighton and Hove from Saturday 18 September until Friday 1 October
over 1,000 new cycle parking spaces for GTR passengers – enough for every competitor in five Tours de France!
90 landscaping projects include 19 bee gardens and nine wildflower areas
young local people gain horticulture training and qualifications at 18 stations
Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern passengers returning to rail are now using more sustainable and environment-friendly s
The weekday timetable of Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink trains will change from Monday 6 September 2021, to provide additional trains and a service that better meets the needs of passengers overall as the impact of the pandemic recedes
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