GTR trials smartphone app for blind and partially sighted passengers
An app that improves accessibility for blind and partially sighted people on railways in London and the southeast is now undergoing trials on GTR.
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Passenger capacity on busy London routes to be increased for Southern and Thameslink
Southern and Thameslink will see the introduction of new summer timetables on the 21st of May for its busy routes in London
Great Northern and Thameslink: changes in new summer timetable
Some services will increase and others reduce from Sunday 21 May as Great Northern and Thameslink introduce their new summer timetables.
East Midlands passengers urged to plan ahead due to weekend disruption
Network Rail is advising passengers in the East Midlands to plan ahead for the weekend of 22 and 23 April
Bees and Butterflies to benefit with new Bug station in London
Train operator Govia Thameslink Railway is unveiling the tiniest station in Britain.
Bedfordshire bridge work to affect both rail and road travel
March will see work get underway on the £1.5m strengthening of a rail bridge in Kempston Hardwick in order to improve reliability for passengers.
Christmas travel to be affected for those travelling in South London, Surrey and Sussex
Essential work will see rail travel affected over weekends in October, November and also over the Christmas Period
New timetable from Southeastern to be introduced in December – affecting trains at London Cannon Street and Charing Cross
A new timetable is to be introduced by Southeastern this December which has been designed to provide a simpler service for passengers
Southern to run special Farewell train for Class 455s
Southern is running a special charter train, "The Metro Marauder", to celebrate the end of using their Class 455 EMUs in operational service.
Extra trains boost capacity between Maidstone and London
Southeastern has introduced six additional off-peak services between Maidstone and London that will complement the existing services.