GTR issues third train timetable in two months

The third new train timetable in two months will be introduced by Thameslink and Great Northern to attempt to tackle severe disruption.

The latest change will still see some services cancelled in advance, but rail bosses hope the number of on-the-day cancellations will be reduced.

Thameslink and Great Northern routes – part of the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) franchise – have suffered major disruption since new timetables were introduced on May 20, and again on June 4.

A GTR spokesman said: “We are very sorry for the continued disruption following the delayed approval of the new timetable.”