Great Northern and Southern are driving a change in the rail industry
Some 2018 trainee classes in Govia Thameslink Railway have a 50:50 gender split; a brilliant step in the right direction towards making the railway sector less male-dominated…
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Some 2018 trainee classes in Govia Thameslink Railway have a 50:50 gender split; a brilliant step in the right direction towards making the railway sector less male-dominated…
From Latvia to London, Global Railway Review’s contributor, Graham Ellis, has been looking at some of Europe’s oldest and newest rolling stock.
12 August 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Writing to the Transport Secretary, Sadiq Khan Mayor of London has repeated his call for Transport for London (TfL) to take control of GTR Southern franchise.
5 July 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Southern has issued a temporary revised weekday timetable to reduce the impact of cancellations and delays for passengers and staff.
11 January 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Passengers travelling between Gatwick Airport and London can now travel using pay as you go Oyster and Contactless payment methods.
9 December 2015 | By Charles Horton, Chief Executive Officer, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR)
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is now Britain’s biggest rail franchise – carrying 237 million passenger journeys a year and earning the Department for Transport (DfT) £1.3 billion in annual passenger revenue. Operating over 3,200 services every weekday, plus managing 236 stations and including 6,800 staff, the business oversees four different…
1 October 2014 | By Porterbrook Leasing
UK train operator Southern has recently announced Porterbrook Leasing as its preferred supplier to provide capital funding for the new Class 387/1 vehicles as provided under the contract with Bombardier Transportation UK Limited as entered into in July 2013...
26 September 2014 | By Cubic Transportation Systems
Cubic Transportation Systems announced a major milestone with Southern Railway, extending the use of the ITSO ‘the key’ card across the entire Oyster network in London...
6 November 2013 | By Cubic Corporation
This work is in conjunction with Transport for London’s ITSO on Prestige project...
30 July 2013 | By Department for Transport
Southern signs £180 million deal for additional 116 train carriages with Bombardier...
17 July 2013 | By Southern
Southern has selected Bombardier to supply 116 new electric rolling stock vehicles...
15 November 2012 | By Southern
"I am pleased that Southern is able to assist the Department in introducing additional capacity. The potential new order for 116 carriages will be exciting news for train manufacturers..."
28 December 2011 | By Bombardier
Bombardier is chosen by Southern for new train order in the UK...