All Great Northern articles
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News£100m train upgrade boosts comfort and reliability across the South East’s busiest rail networks
A £100m five-year upgrade of 304 Electrostar trains improves comfort, reliability, and sustainability for Southern, Gatwick Express, Great Northern, and Southeastern passengers.
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NewsRail Minister hails UK’s first digitally signalled commuter railway with no lineside signals
The Northern City Line is now the UK’s first commuter route fully controlled by in-cab digital signalling.
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News£1.7 million invested to improve access and safety at stations across UK rail network
Govia Thameslink Railway is delivering 51 projects to improve station accessibility, safety and facilities across its 236-station UK network.
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NewsGreat Northern expands rush hour services with new timetable
Great Northern’s new timetable, launching on 15 December, adds rush hour services with increased capacity and flexibility for commuters travelling between Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and London.
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NewsGood News Friday: Your weekly round-up of positive rail news!
In this week’s ‘Good News Friday’, we cover Union Pacific's community grants supporting local initiatives, Great Northern's biodiversity efforts and GTR's award-winning solar energy project.
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NewsStation assistant reflects on life-saving intervention for World Suicide Prevention Day 2024
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2024, Great Northern station assistant Wendy Davidson shares her experience of a life-saving intervention that highlights the importance of vigilance and training in preventing crises.
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NewsWidespread IT issues impact train services across UK
A global IT disruption is causing significant delays and cancellations across multiple train operators, with some services unable to access real-time information and driver diagrams.
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NewsRail Minister celebrates start of ECDP signalling
Rail Minister Huw Merriman marked the start ECDP's digitally controlled passenger services, the first in the UK.
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NewsEast Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) progresses
The East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) is well underway and has now introduced new customer communications.
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NewsSmart ticketing rolled out across the GTR network
Smart ticketing is now an option for customers travelling on the vast Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), allowing them to skip ticket queues.
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NewsFirst passenger trains run to City of London using digital signalling
Great Northern passengers, on their way to City of London, will enjoy a more reliable service, due to Siemens' first UK digital signalling.
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NewsFurther progress with billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme
The East Coast Digital Programme is one step closer due to recent works to install new equipment and technology between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin in Hertfordshire.
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NewsGTR’s first Class 387/1 completes static testing of digital ETCS in-cab signalling equipment
As part of the East Coast Digital Programme, GTR’s first Class 387/1 Great Northern Electrostar train has completed static testing of new digital ETCS in-cab signalling equipment.
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NewsWork continues on first section of East Coast Main Line digital signalling
Further engineering work is taking place in late June to prepare what will become the first part of the East Coast Main Line to operate with digital signalling.
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NewsGreat Northern introduces more mobile assistance teams
Two new mobile assistance teams have started work in a trial to further support disabled passengers at six small stations in Hertfordshire and north London.
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NewsNetwork Rail complete Finsbury Park station work as part of Access for All scheme
Network Rail have finished upgrades which will give Finsbury Park station completely step-free access.
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NewsImages: Another step forward for East Coast Digital Programme
Network Rail have released new images showing crucial work on the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme.
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NewsMore East Coast Digital Programme work planned in February
Further engineering work is taking place in North London over February to help deliver the East Coast Digital Programme.