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Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is a train operating company, operating the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern rail franchise in England. Within the franchise, GTR runs the Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Gatwick Express airport services.
From 24 August to 1 September, Southern train services in the Crystal Palace area will be disrupted as Network Rail undertakes a major track upgrade, with passengers advised to use London Underground, London Overground and London Buses as alternatives.
Govia Thameslink Railway has awarded £448,000 in grants to 37 organisations for community projects, aiming to surpass 2023’s £150 million in social value.
Govia Thameslink Railway has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, with validated science-based targets for significant emission reductions.
In this week’s ‘Good News Friday’, we cover Network Rail enhancing safety education ahead of overhead wire electrification, Hull Trains and Northern inspiring future female train drivers and GTR hosting a unique on-board art class.
In this week’s ‘Good News Friday’, we cover Aurizon's Community Giving Fund empowering Australian charities, Caledonian Sleeper partnering with City Harvest to fight hunger and food waste and Southern Railway's collaboration with the Aldingbourne Trust to beautify West Sussex stations.
Carl Martin, Accessibility Lead at Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), spoke to Global Railway Review's Halimah Haque about how far accessibility in rail has come, detailing how listening to customer feedback and the support of the Access Advisory Panel are advancing initiatives that make a true difference.
Govia Thameslink Railway has renewed its partnership with CMAC Group for another year, with an option for three more, to ensure punctual crew arrivals and support customers during disruptions.
GTR announces a substantial investment aimed at tackling a significant increase in verbal and physical assaults against its staff, implementing a comprehensive Antisocial Behaviour Improvement Plan across its network.
In this week’s ‘Good News Friday’, we cover GTR’s 'Boys Need Bins' initiative, TPE’s special service for Taylor Swift fans and QTS Group’s achievement of the Social Value Silver Award.
In a UK-first, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have run a digitally signalled train driven on an intercity mainline.
Network Rail have announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors to its board - Dyan Perry, Steve Scrimshaw and Stuart Harvey.
Network Rail have announced a minimum two week closure between Tonbridge (Kent) and Redhill (Surrey), due to repair works.
Network Rail are completing vital upgrade works this Easter weekend, affecting some Southeastern and GTR services.
The rolling stock financier and asset management company, Porterbrook. have recently acquired 30 of the Electrostar fleet.
The former Chief of HS1 Ltd, Dyan Perry (nee Crowther), has been appointed Chair of the High Speed Rail Group (HSRG).
