Keeping London and the South of England moving
Now and in 2020 passengers, communities and businesses in London and the South of England benefit from big changes happening on our railway.
Big Changes now and in 2020
Trains
- South Western Railway passengers will see the first of 90 new trains in the middle of 2020
- More modern trains being tested on the Island line from summer 2020
- Thameslink means 50,000 more passengers can travel to and from London in the morning and evening peaks
Stations, tracks, depots
- Construction will start in 2020 on the £150 million upgrade of Gatwick Airport Station
- Major work at Canterbury East, Maidstone East, St Albans
- £23 million investment in Feltham Station
Communities
- South Western Railway offers more than 100 apprenticeships in 2020
- £1.6 million for secure cycle parking on the Southeastern route in 2020
- GTR supported Brighton Pride by launching ‘trainbow’ a special edition rainbow-liveried train, designed by an apprentice
- 2020 community consultation on proposals to unblock a bottleneck at Croydon
Major upgrade work
- £1.25 billion Kent and South East London upgrade plan continues in 2020
- Thameslink Programme resilience upgrade completed 2019
- 2020 package of work to renew critical junctions, including at North Kent East, Hither Green and Ashford
Changes happening now in London and the South of England
Below are press releases from rail companies in London and the South of England promoting changes and improvements happening in the area.
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Ilford station main works to start in the New YearNetwork Rail, along with its contractor VolkerFitzpatrick, will begin works in January 2020 to deliver significant...
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Extra Compensation for London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway CustomersLondon Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway will provide additional compensation to its customers following a drop...
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Thameslink gives passengers new cross-London Saturday services in winter timetableThameslink is introducing two additional through-London services every hour between Peterborough and Horsham on Saturdays,...
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Greater Anglia is installing new help points at every rail station across its networkThe new devices feature the ability to speak to a customer service assistant via an audio link by pressing the ‘help button’...
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Azuma arrives for LNER Aberdeen servicesLondon North Eastern Railway (LNER) is celebrating the arrival of Azuma services on the East Coast route between Aberdeen and...
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Signalling upgrade of Lewes to Seaford line to be commissionedNetwork Rail engineers in Sussex will be working around the clock this week to finish upgrading the line between Lewes and...
People across London and the South of England support rail companies’ proposals for change
The rail industry recognise the need for big changes, that's why together we submitted proposals for a radical alternative to the current franchising system to the independently-chaired Williams review looking into the future of Britain's railway. We proposed for a more customer focussed, joined-up and accountable railway.
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What big changes do you want?
Rail companies are calling for big changes but what matters to you?
