GWR Managing Director Matthew Golton, resplendent in his face mask, talks about the re-introduction of services across the GWR network whilst highlighting the need to follow safe travel instructions. He also makes it clear that although most people will wear face coverings, some ...
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Nationwide scheme to boost disabled people’s confidence in train travel All of Britain’s rail companies are now recognising Sunflower lanyards and cards so that passengers with non-visible disabilities can travel with extra confidence. The move coincides with the expected lif...
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Southeastern awards £400,000 to new community rail schemes across Kent and East Sussex • Five schemes to benefit from funding of new initiatives to boost tourism and spruce up stations • Funding will boost volunteering and help groups make a contribution to the local communi...
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Station Partner, St Andrew’s CE High School for Boys has produced a beautiful mural for the waiting room at Worthing, drawing on research conducted about the historic Teville Stream. The Station Manager and the Line Officer had asked for this topic, as the Teville Strea...
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GTR have announced Thameslink and Southern are taking part in a new pilot project The Railway Food Collection, with the Trussell Trust to support local food banks by providing donation points at stations. GTR is partnering with Bedford Foodbank and The Black & Minority Ethn...
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Crowborough station suffered during the current lockdown, as did all the our stations with gardens or platform planters that are cared for by those unsung hero’s the Station Partners. All their hard work was lost when access to the stations was withdrawn for all but those...
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Take a look at this great little animation from National Rail Enquiries with top tips and advice on how to travel safely by train....
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Transport Focus have been collecting survey results on public travel for the last nine weeks and this week recommended that a change in rail fares is due. See an article below from the Transport Focus website dated 3rd July and the most recent week 9 Travel during Covid-19 Survey...
Read articleClick here to see the photos taken at Eridge station. The upgrades to Eridge station have started with breath-taking speed: The old footbridge has been completely removed, Access from the ticket hall has been barred shut, A ticket machine has been installed at the front of the st...
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Click here to watch one of the many movie entries we have received for the Backtrack competition. Think you can do better?! If you’re aged 11 – 18 why not have a go and enter our Backtrack Competition? Since Lock Down began there has been a sharp increase in the...
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