Railway Technology

First Siemens Class 700 train for Thameslink arrives in UK

The first Siemens-built Class 700 Desiro City train has arrived at the new Three Bridges traincare facility near Gatwick Airport, UK. The new train is designed to provide much-needed extra capacity on ...
Railway Technology

Thameslink’s new Siemens-built Class 700 train enters service

UK-based Thameslink’s new Siemens-built class 700 train has made its first passenger journey from Brighton to London Bridge. Train operator Govia Thameslink Railways (GTR) will run these trains, which ...
This is Local London

Student fined for sitting in wrong part of Thameslink train

A confused passenger has been fined more than £100 for sitting in the 'wrong first class'. Theo Griffiths, 19, from Boston, Lincs, was given a penalty fare of £129.50 while travelling on a Thameslink ...
LBC

Backlash at ‘confusing’ rules after student fined £80 for sitting in ‘wrong’ first class on busy train

Thameslink has been slammed after charging a university student £80 for sitting in the wrong seat as rail users blast the operator’s “confusing” rules. X user @Theo_Griffiths was travelling to London ...
Metro

Student fined £129.50 after sitting in ‘wrong first class’ of train to London

Student Theo Griffiths became a victim of an ‘overly complexed’ rule (Credits: Theo Griffiths / SWNS) A teenager is having to ‘scrape’ together £129.50 after he was fined for sitting in the wrong ...