Wishing all of our customers and followers a very Happy New Year! 💥 Someone that ended 2024 on a high was train driver, Gary Arthur, who saw the year out by celebrating an amazing 50 years on the railway. What an achievement! Gary began life on the rails in November 1974 and hasn't left the industry since. He says: "It’s a way of life. Some people get up in the morning and think they don’t want to go to work, but I’ve never felt that. I’ve been coming here for 50 years, and I’ve never gone to work yet, because it’s not work. I love it.” Happy half century Gary 🍾 #railwayheroes #anniversary
About us
Govia Thameslink Railway is a train operating company, made up of a family of trusted regional brands - Southern, Gatwick Express, Thameslink and Great Northern. Since 2015, 24% of all passenger rail journeys in the UK have been on our services. We’re investing heavily in the infrastructure and technology on our lines, so we can deliver more. More trains, more seats, more services, more routes, more station improvements, more platforms with WiFi and more information. Above all, we want to give our customers and our people more say – to help us create a better rail service for everyone. GTR is part of Govia – a partnership between two world-class transport operators – the Go-Ahead Group and Keolis.
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https://www.gtrailwaycareers.com/
External link for GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway)
- Industry
- Rail Transportation
- Company size
- 5,001-10,000 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 2014
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24 Monument Street
London, EC3R 8AJ, GB
Employees at GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway)
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We're looking forward to a year-long programme of celebrations next year for #Railway200 - kicking off with 'Whistle Up' on New Year's Day. ✨
To celebrate #Railway200, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway will be part of the celebratory 'Whistle-Up' at midday on 1 January 2025 with heritage railways across the country, when locos and people will blow their whistles to start a year-long celebration of 200 years of the modern railway. The Heritage Railway Association is spearheading the time-honoured initiative, which could go global, and partner organisations and members of the general public are encouraged to take part too by blowing a whistle or simply puckering their lips and emailing their photos and videos to railway200@gbrtt.co.uk Photo courtesy of North Yorkshire Moors Railway and Tim Bruce. #Railway200 #WhistleUp200 #GetInvolved
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Our dynamic mother and daughter duo explain what it's like to work on the railway together, and what they'll be looking out for this winter in their role as Revenue Control Officers. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/emaqryh6 #railwayfamily
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One of our wonderful Southern train drivers, Paige Lunn, and training manager Ciaran Moynan, explain what it takes to be a train driver in this new video for the National Careers Service. Watch it for yourself here: https://lnkd.in/eQcp2B8A. #railwaycareers #traindriver
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We're proud to work with people that go above and beyond every day, and two colleagues in particular have recently been recognised for their service to the railway. Siggy Cragwell and Joe Healy, who both work for Thameslink, have been officially presented with British Empire Medals, awarded to them as part of the King’s Birthday Honours 🏅 . What an achievement! Read more: https://lnkd.in/eHaBAVa2 #KingsHonours #railwayheroes
BEM awards given to Thameslink railway workers for dedication
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What a well-deserved award for the newest station on our network! Since its opening almost a year ago, we've had more than half a million customers pass through.
We are delighted our Brent Cross West station took home the New London Award for Transport and Infrastructure at last week’s prestigious awards, supported by the Mayor of London. The NLAs demonstrate the positive impact high-quality design, planning and construction has on people. As we approach a year since opening, it’s clear what a dramatic improvement the new station has made on connectivity to and from the area for existing residents and the role it plays in unlocking future investment. As one of the first councils in England to deliver a rail infrastructure project, we have been pleased to have been recognised in several industry awards this year for excellence in construction, planning, placemaking and engagement. Congratulations to the other winners and shortlisted projects. View the winners of #NLAwards24 here: https://lnkd.in/eEpuvyPS
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It was fantastic to celebrate 25 years of Luton Airport Parkway yesterday 🎂 . We were joined by MP for Luton South and South Bedfordshire, Rachel Hopkin, as well as Beds & Herts Community Rail Partnership, Luton Borough Council and London Luton Airport. Customers were treated to cake and sweets to mark the milestone moment for the train station, which was originally opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gb6skHbz #Luton #LutonAirportParkway #25years
Luton Airport Parkway station celebrates silver anniversary with special event
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This is fantastic news for our parent company The Go-Ahead Group who will bring their expertise in public transport to the Elizabeth Line from May next year, supporting millions of customers every month.
We're proud to announce that we have won the contract to operate the prestigious Elizabeth Line, in a consortium with Toyko Metro and the Sumitomo Corporation. In collaboration with our partners Tokyo Metro and Sumitomo Corporation, we will operate the contract from May 2025, which will run for 7 years. Commenting on the successful contract win, Miguel Ángel Parras, Group CEO of the Go-Ahead Group said: "We’re proud to have been chosen to be Transport for London's partner, together with Sumitomo Corporation and Tokyo Metro, for the operation of the iconic Elizabeth line. We look forward to bringing our collective expertise across UK and international rail operations to London. Our objectives are aligned with TfL - to connect communities across London through safe, reliable, and sustainable public transport services, delivered to the highest level of customer satisfaction.” Photo credit: Transport for London Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e-EAu_KK
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Our PR & Media team were thrilled to take home a win at last night's prestigious PRCA Awards! 🏅 The event is the ultimate celebration of outstanding work, creativity, and talent within the public relations industry and we're proud that our 2023 campaign - aimed at raising awareness about the dangers of stepping onto train tracks - was selected as the winner. We were up against some big names in the transport category, so a huge well done to everyone that was shortlisted. #Awards #publicrelations Welcome to SHOOK
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📢 As of this week, all commuter trains on the Great Northern route between Moorgate and Finsbury Park are controlled by digital signalling technology under the European Train Control System (ETCS). A huge milestone for this cross-industry project! East Coast Digital Programme Siemens Mobility Network Rail
🚄 Commuter trains now all controlled digitally on City of London route Another milestone for ECDP as ETCS is now controlling every single train that commuters catch on the GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway) route from Finsbury Park to Moorgate in the City of London. Ed Akers, Network Rail’s industry partnership director for #ECDP, said: “This is a great achievement on what will become the first commuter railway in the country to operate without any physical signals. I’d like to thank all the signallers, drivers, engineers and planners across our whole partnership who have worked hard to make the Northern City Line project a success". Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e9NA72-z> #ETCS #DigitalSignalling #EastCoastDigitalProgramme #IndustryPartnership Network Rail Eastern Region
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