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31 July 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The first new Siemens-built Class 700 Desiro City train arrived in the UK for Thameslink passenger services beginning spring 2016.
27 July 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Network Rail has signed a contract with Hitachi Rail Europe to supply the latest traffic management technology for the London north-south Thameslink programme.
5 May 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Network Rail improvement works during the May Day bank holiday weekend have been completed following a £50m investment.
1 May 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
New trains serving Gatwick Airport from spring 2016 are on track to provide a high frequency rail service.
20 April 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
A South London railway station which served passengers 100 years ago has been uncovered by Thameslink Programme engineers constructing the Bermondsey Dive Under.
20 April 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Construction of the new Thameslink hi-tech train centres at Three Bridges and Hornsey nears completion.
8 April 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Production of the new Siemens Desiro City, Class 700 trains is on course to meet delivery for the Thameslink service later this year.
23 September 2014 | By Siemens
The British Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin, and Jochen Eickholt, CEO Siemens Rail Systems, alongside Cross London Trains and Govia Thameslink Railway Limited, presented for the first time three completely assembled cars for the new Class 700 train, to be used as part of the Thameslink project, at…
16 September 2014 | By Stephenson Harwood
International law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has advised Govia, a joint venture between Go-Ahead and Keolis, on securing a Phase 1 merger clearance from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) rail franchise...
Thanks to privatisation, the UK’s railways are a huge success story with more people than ever using the rail network. Over the last year, there was a 5.7% increase in passenger journeys to 1.6 billion. While this increase is welcome it brings with it challenges. Stephen Hammond – the UK’s…
24 June 2014 | By Siemens
City train, designed and built by Siemens for Thameslink, has comfortably reached 100mph in a speed test at the company’s dedicated test track at Wegberg-Wildenrath, Germany...
23 May 2014 | By Go Ahead
The Go-Ahead Group welcomes announcement by the Department for Transport to award Govia the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise...
29 January 2014 | By Department for Transport
The state-of-the-art train that will transform rail travel into and across London, boost the economy and generate thousands of jobs throughout the UK was unveiled by Rail Minister Stephen Hammond...
27 January 2014 | By MTR Corporation
Thameslink and Crossrail bidder to run new line...
30 August 2013 | By Siemens Financial Services (SFS)
Signing the Thameslink deal is a landmark for Siemens UK...
