Keeping London and the South of England moving

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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Multi-million-pound investment to prevent landslips on Chiltern main line
Major work to secure a railway embankment in Warwickshire will mean more reliable journeys for passengers on the Chiltern main...
Overnight overhauls to overhead power lines at Euston station
Overhead electric power lines are being overhauled on the approach to London Euston station to reduce delays for passengers...
LNER select startups to help set new standards for rail travel
LNER will be working with five of the most innovative startups around the world to accelerate new projects to improve rail...
Railway colleagues clock up the miles in aid of NHS heroes
A team of Govia Thameslink Railway colleagues have cycled, walked and jogged more than 800 miles to raise cash for NHS staff...
Eurostar volunteers sharing language skills with schools
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service linking the UK and mainland Europe, has developed a scheme to provide support...
GTR using 30-day Coronavirus killer
Govia Thameslink Railway’s entire fleet of Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express trains, plus stations and...

Big Changes in 2020

Passengers, communities and businesses in London and the South of England will benefit from big changes happening on our railway.

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

View all the big changes happening across Britain

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.

Find out more about our Big Plan for change