GTR appoints new Chief Operating Officer
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the UK’s largest rail franchise, has appointed Nick Brown (pictured) as its new Chief Operating Officer, it was announced today.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the UK’s largest rail franchise, has appointed Nick Brown (pictured) as its new Chief Operating Officer, it was announced today.
Train passengers using services between Seaford and Brighton received some welcome news today after Southern Railway announced it is to restore the full timetable on the route from next Monday (26 September).
Train firm Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) wants passengers’ views on the biggest timetable shake-up proposed in a generation that promises to boost capacity and expand the cross-London Thameslink network.
Train firm Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) wants passengers’ views on the biggest timetable shake-up proposed in a generation that promises to boost capacity and expand the cross-London Thameslink network.
In the early hours of 13 September, a train that was out of service and being moved from the depot at Welwyn Garden City suffered a low speed derailment.
Southern, and partner Sussex Community Rail Partnership (SCRP), have been shortlisted for a number of categories in the Association of Community Rail (ACORP) Awards. The awards celebrate unsung heroes and heroines of the community rail world, alongside the hard work and dedication of community projects.
Love Your Hospital, a charity supporting three hospitals run by Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has benefited from over £600 as a result of votes by Southern staff.
Thameslink’s Elstree & Borehamwood and Cricklewood stations have been shortlisted for the “It's Your Station” category of the Association of Community Rail (ACORP) Awards.
Nine young unemployed people from Stevenage, Hertford, St Albans and Luton have secured roles with Great Northern, following their successful completion of a ‘Get Into Railways’ employability programme run by the train company and youth charity The Prince’s Trust.
Southern Railway today continued to deliver on its promise to restore train services by announcing it would be reinstating the full timetable from Tonbridge and Reigate to Redhill and London Victoria/London Bridge next Monday (19 September). This will also see the full service between Redhill and London restored.
Southern has released details of the service it plans to run during the RMT’s planned two-day strike this week (September 7 and 8). This latest industrial action from the RMT takes place the same week that Southern reinstates over a third of the train services that had earlier been removed from its timetable.
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