Rail Minister launches new Gatwick Express train fleet
The first train of a new £145m fleet for the Gatwick Express route has entered passenger service.
The first train of a new £145m fleet for the Gatwick Express route has entered passenger service.
On Sunday 6 March Great Northern gave a train-mad youngster about to undergo open heart surgery a cab ride between King’s Cross and Stevenage to round off an amazing weekend in London, as part of the work of charities Max Appeal and Rays of Sunshine.
Horsham station saw the launch of a huge programme of defibrillator installations at every Southern Sussex station by the Sussex Heart Charity.
Eight young unemployed people from Welwyn Garden City, Luton, Hertford and Letchworth, have graduated from a ‘Get Into Railways’ job support programme run by train company Great Northern and youth charity The Prince’s Trust.
New Thameslink trains introduced last year helped Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) to a hat-trick of accolades in the prestigious Rail Business Awards ceremony held last night (25 Feb), and the company was highly commended in another.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) won in three categories at the prestigious Rail Business Awards ceremony held last night (25 Feb), and was highly commended in another.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has struck a deal worth over £200m to finance its replacement suburban train fleet on the Great Northern route, which is the first for new rolling stock company Rock Rail, with equity provided by SL Capital (part of Standard Life Investments) and debt from Aviva Investors.
Brian, a cat believed to be a stray who lived at St Albans station and was fed and looked after by the station staff, was reunited with his owner after three years following the discovery of his microchip on a trip to the vet.
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