UK’s largest train company shows commitment to cracking down on antisocial behaviour with £2.5 million investment, announced during Rail Safety Week (24th – 30th June) The operator has launched its ‘Antisocial Behaviour Improvement Plan’, which includes more resources, targeted presence and Body Warn Video roll-out Company has also pledged support to ‘Service with Respect’ campaign, run by the In
More than half the trains that Great Northern commuters take to Moorgate in the City of London are now controlled using ground-breaking digital signalling
Rail passengers using Finsbury Park station who need an accessible toilet can now find relief. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), who operate Great Northern and Thameslink trains, have installed the new facility on Platforms 7 and 8.
Govia Thameslink Railway, the UK's largest rail franchise, is supporting a campaign by Prostate Cancer UK by placing sanitary bins in all male staff and customer toilets across its vast 11 county networ
In a UK-first, a train has been driven on an intercity mainline in ETCS Level 2 digital signalling
Customers travelling through Letchworth Garden City station can look forward to seeing a fresh set of flowers this year after cubs from a local pack rolled up their sleeves to plant 400 bulbs.
Twenty-four green-fingered children from the 4th Letchworth Cubs braved the rain to plant the bulbs, which will help improve the look and feel of the station.
The activity forms part of the nationa
A London station with a thriving volunteer group and community nature garden hosted a festival of urban community rail activity as part of a nationwide campaign, showcasing a grassroots movement helping communities get the most from their railways.
Automatic weekly capping on GTR's pay-as-you-go keyGo service, could help thousands of post-pandemic commuters returning to the office save hundreds of pounds in rail fares
Commuters on the Great Northern route between Peterborough and London will be offered an extra train each way from early next month.
Cambridge and Peterborough-based teenagers with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have been shown the ins and outs of train travel
No trains across majority of Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express network on Tuesday 7 May
A very limited shuttle service will be in place in some parts of the GTR network to support people with essential travel to airports
An amended timetable will be in place from Monday 6 May until Saturday 11 May, due to a nationwide ban on overtime
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is
Govia Thameslink Railway, the UK’s largest rail operator, has today announced that John Whitehurst has been appointed as its Chief Operating Officer and will begin the role on Monday 20 May.
Train services in the Cambridge area will be affected by planned engineering work over three May weekends, including Bank Holiday Monday 6 may.
Passengers at Finsbury Park station are now enjoying brighter journeys thanks to a colourful mural created by a local community project.
Monday 8 April: no trains will run across the vast majority of GTR network, except for very limited shuttle services in some areas.
Amended timetable in place from Thursday 4 April to Saturday 6 April inclusive, and on Tuesday 9 April, due to nationwide overtime ban.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which operates Southern, Gatwick Express, Thameslink and Great Northern, is warning customers t
UK’s largest rail operator has teamed up with Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho, to launch poetry competition ahead of Easter holidays
Competition follows research that reveals 80% of parents wish there were more ways to keep their kids occupied when travelling, without relying on tech¹
10 winning poems will be displayed at stations and on trains across the Govia Thameslink Railway network
To make the region’s rail network more accessible for blind and partially sighted passengers, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is working with Sight Loss Councils to extend the free use of an innovative guiding app to eight more stations
Customers travelling through Welwyn Garden City train station will enjoy a new splash of colour after a group of volunteers rolled up their sleeves to create a sensory garden just in time for spring.
Around 20 green-fingered volunteers from the All Aboarders Welwyn Garden City Station Adoption Group spent hours weeding, digging and planting to bring the sensory garden to life, which will help i
Great Northern has come joint top in the country for rail passenger satisfaction, according to a survey carried out by the independent national passenger watchdog Transport Focus
Much of the railway will be open over Easter for passengers to travel across the region and the country. There are some engineering works taking place and passengers are advised to check before they travel.
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