Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway) (English Wikipedia)

"Connex loses rail franchise". BBC News. 24 October 2000. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
"Gatwick service benefits Brighton". BBC News. 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.

bexhillrailaction.org.uk

"News Christmas 2008". Bexhill Rail Action Group. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
"BRAG's Faster Trains Campaign". Bexhill Rail Action Group. January 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2009.

bombardier.com

"Bombardier Wins Additional Order for 130 Electrostar Cars from Southern in the UK" (Press release). Bombardier. 28 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

citymetric.com

"The Southern Rail mess isn't a privatisation failure – it's a return to the 1970s". citymetric.com. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

coi.gov.uk

nds.coi.gov.uk

"Bidders for South Central franchise announced" (Press release). Department for Transport. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
"More frequent and more secure rail services for London and the South East" (Press release). Department for Transport. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.

companieshouse.gov.uk

data.companieshouse.gov.uk

"Southern Railway Limited: company no 6574965". Companies House. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016.
"New Southern Railway Limited formerly South Central Limited: company no 3010919". Companies House. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016.

dft.gov.uk

"Agreement signed to amend Gatwick Express and Southern franchises". Department for Transport. 19 June 2007. Archived from the original on 18 July 2007.
"Bidders to oversee improvements on rail franchises announced" (Press release). Department for Transport. 29 March 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
"West Coast Main Line franchise competition cancelled" (Press release). Department for Transport. 3 October 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
"South Central Franchise Consultation Paper" (PDF). Department for Transport. 22 May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2008.

assets.dft.gov.uk

"Thameslink Franchise OJEU Notice" (PDF). Department for Transport. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
"Official Journal of the European Union Notice" (PDF). Department for Transport. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2013.
"Consultation on the Combined Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise" (PDF). Department for Transport. May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2012.

eastbourneherald.co.uk

"Commuters form pressure group". Eastbourne Herald. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
"Rail users want faster trains". Eastbourne Herald. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.

eastsussex.gov.uk

"Lewes-Uckfield rail line: re-instatement study under way" (Press release). East Sussex County Council. 3 January 2008. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2009.

forbes.com

"UK govt mulling handover of part of Go-Ahead's Southern franchise to TfL". Forbes. New York. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2009.^{[dead link‍]}

go-ahead.com

"Completion of Acquisition of South Central Franchise" (Press release). Go-Ahead. 28 August 2001. Archived from the original on 21 October 2001.
"Annual Accounts 2001" (PDF). Go-Ahead Group. 30 June 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2012.
"Agreement to amend the Gatwick Express and Southern Franchises" (Press release). Go-Ahead. 19 June 2007. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012.
"Retention of South Central franchise" (Press release). Go-Ahead. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011.
"Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise". Go-Ahead Group. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015.
"GTR contract extended to March 2022". The Go-Ahead Group. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

groups.google.com

"Record of Meetings". Southern East Coastway Commuters. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2009.

independent.co.uk

"Southern Rail voted UK's worst train service for third year in a row". The Independent. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

investegate.co.uk

"South Central rail franchise Due this Month" (Press release). Shadow Strategic Rail Authority. 10 October 2000. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
"Six Companies Shortlisted for First Franchise Replacement Round" (Press release). Shadow Strategic Rail Authority. 14 March 2000. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

itv.com

"Passengers rank 'worst' rail companies as Southern named among least punctual". ITV News. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

lbc.co.uk

"Why Southern Rail's Strikes May Go on For Years". Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

london.gov.uk

"Next stop South London". The Londoner. Greater London Authority. 8 March 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009.

oft.gov.uk

"Proposed acquisition by Govia Limited of Connex South Central Limited". Office of Fair Trading. 16 August 2001. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012.

publishing.service.gov.uk

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

"National Rail Contract Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern" (PDF). Department for Transport. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

railmagazine.com

"RSSB: "No evidence of increased risk" from DOO". Rail Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
"Southeastern to receive 13 Class 377s from Govia Thameslink as part of EMU reshuffle". www.railmagazine.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

railnews.co.uk

"Southern to order more trains as Thameslink slips". Railnews. 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
"DfT acts to ease Thameslink trains logjam". Railnews. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012.

railtechnologymagazine.com

"TfL to control all London commuter services and new metro network". Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

reuters.com

uk.reuters.com

"Nat Exp and Stagecoach on rail bid shortlist". Reuters. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2009.

southeasternrailway.co.uk

"December 2008 timetable change". Southeastern News. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.

southernelectric.org.uk

"Desiros for Loan to Southern". Southern Electric Group. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
"Class 313s come to Southern". Southern Electric Group. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013.

southernrailway.com

"News – Southern Railway". Southern. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.^{[dead link‍]}
"December timetable changes announced : Southern". Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
"Southern restores more services to the timetable". Southern Railway. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
"Southern June 2024 Timetable".
Southern Useful Information Archived 6 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine - Southern. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
"Oyster card". Southern. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
"The key smartcard | Southern Railway". southernrailway.com. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
"KeyGo | Southern Railway". southernrailway.com. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

standard.co.uk

Watts, Joseph (17 June 2016). "Govia Thameslink Railway boss refuses to defend CEO £2m pay". Evening Standard. London. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
"Southern rail suggests commuter goes 100 mile detour to Clapham instead of her normal six minute journey". Evening Standard. London. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
Gillett, Francesca (7 December 2016). "Sadiq Khan hits back after government blocks suburban rail takeover plan". Evening Standard. London. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
"Oyster cards for ALL trains". Evening Standard. London. 31 January 2007. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

telegraph.co.uk

"Britain's worst train service: Southern's 7.29 Brighton to London train was late every day for a year". The Daily Telegraph. London. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
"Southern Railway fines passengers forced to stand in first class". The Daily Telegraph. London. 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
Swinford, Steven (13 December 2016). "Taxpayers foot £50m bill for Southern rail strike chaos as ministers prepare to tighten law". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
Swinford, Steven (26 January 2017). "Southern rail could be temporarily renationalised to deal with 'appalling' delays and cancellations". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

theargus.co.uk

"Green signal to reopen rail line". The Argus. Brighton. 21 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

theweek.co.uk

"Rail strike: MPs tell government to 'get a grip' on franchises". The Week UK. 14 September 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

tuc.org.uk

"Statement on the successful resolution to talks between GTR (Southern Rail) and ASLEF". Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

twitter.com

"👋 Today we're saying goodbye to our Class 455s. After 40 years in service, the farewell tour will take place on The Metro Marauder route and features two Class 455/8s. All profits will be donated to good causes nominated by GTR". Twitter. @SouthernRailUK. 14 May 2022. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

web.archive.org

"Southern Railway Limited: company no 6574965". Companies House. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016.
"Southern Rail voted UK's worst train service for third year in a row". The Independent. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
"South Central rail franchise Due this Month" (Press release). Shadow Strategic Rail Authority. 10 October 2000. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
"Six Companies Shortlisted for First Franchise Replacement Round" (Press release). Shadow Strategic Rail Authority. 14 March 2000. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
"Connex loses rail franchise". BBC News. 24 October 2000. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
"Proposed acquisition by Govia Limited of Connex South Central Limited". Office of Fair Trading. 16 August 2001. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012.
"Completion of Acquisition of South Central Franchise" (Press release). Go-Ahead. 28 August 2001. Archived from the original on 21 October 2001.
"Annual Accounts 2001" (PDF). Go-Ahead Group. 30 June 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2012.
"New Southern Railway Limited formerly South Central Limited: company no 3010919". Companies House. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016.
"(DFT) Agreement signed to amend Gatwick Express and Southern franchises". whitehallpages.net. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.
"Agreement to amend the Gatwick Express and Southern Franchises" (Press release). Go-Ahead. 19 June 2007. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012.
"Gatwick service benefits Brighton". BBC News. 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
"December 2008 timetable change". Southeastern News. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.
"Agreement signed to amend Gatwick Express and Southern franchises". Department for Transport. 19 June 2007. Archived from the original on 18 July 2007.
"Next stop South London". The Londoner. Greater London Authority. 8 March 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009.
"Bidders for South Central franchise announced" (Press release). Department for Transport. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.
"Bidders for South Central franchise announced" (Press release). Department for Transport. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
"Nat Exp and Stagecoach on rail bid shortlist". Reuters. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
"Retention of South Central franchise" (Press release). Go-Ahead. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011.
"More frequent and more secure rail services for London and the South East" (Press release). Department for Transport. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
"Thameslink Franchise OJEU Notice" (PDF). Department for Transport. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
"Bidders to oversee improvements on rail franchises announced" (Press release). Department for Transport. 29 March 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
"West Coast Main Line franchise competition cancelled" (Press release). Department for Transport. 3 October 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
"Official Journal of the European Union Notice" (PDF). Department for Transport. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2013.
"Consultation on the Combined Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise" (PDF). Department for Transport. May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2012.
"Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise". Go-Ahead Group. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015.
"Rail revolt as trains dump passengers". West Sussex County Times. Horsham. 20 January 2009. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
"Record of Meetings". Southern East Coastway Commuters. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
"News Christmas 2008". Bexhill Rail Action Group. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
"BRAG's Faster Trains Campaign". Bexhill Rail Action Group. January 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
"Rail users want faster trains". Eastbourne Herald. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
"December timetable changes announced : Southern". Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
"Britain's worst train service: Southern's 7.29 Brighton to London train was late every day for a year". The Daily Telegraph. London. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
"Southern Railway fines passengers forced to stand in first class". The Daily Telegraph. London. 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
Watts, Joseph (17 June 2016). "Govia Thameslink Railway boss refuses to defend CEO £2m pay". Evening Standard. London. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
Craig Richard (17 June 2016). "Boss of Epsom's main train operator Govia Thameslink Railway takes home £2.1m paycheck despite "appalling service"". Your Local Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
"MPs urge ministers to 'get a grip' in midst of Southern strike woes". BBC News. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
"Rail strike: MPs tell government to 'get a grip' on franchises". The Week UK. 14 September 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
"Southern rail timetable 'loses 350 trains a day'". BBC News. 4 July 2016. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
"Southern rail suggests commuter goes 100 mile detour to Clapham instead of her normal six minute journey". Evening Standard. London. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
"Thameslink woes hit Go-Ahead shares". BBC News. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
"Southern restores more services to the timetable". Southern Railway. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
"RSSB: "No evidence of increased risk" from DOO". Rail Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
"Southern rail and unions to hold new talks over strikes". BBC News. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
"Southern railway pre-Christmas strike dates changed". BBC News. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
"The politics behind the Southern rail dispute". BBC News. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
Swinford, Steven (13 December 2016). "Taxpayers foot £50m bill for Southern rail strike chaos as ministers prepare to tighten law". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
"Why Southern Rail's Strikes May Go on For Years". Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
"The Southern Rail mess isn't a privatisation failure – it's a return to the 1970s". citymetric.com. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
"Statement on the successful resolution to talks between GTR (Southern Rail) and ASLEF". Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
"Desiros for Loan to Southern". Southern Electric Group. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
"Class 313s come to Southern". Southern Electric Group. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013.
"Southern to order more trains as Thameslink slips". Railnews. 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
"Bombardier Wins Additional Order for 130 Electrostar Cars from Southern in the UK" (Press release). Bombardier. 28 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
"DfT acts to ease Thameslink trains logjam". Railnews. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012.
"Engineering plans at Haymarket Depot" (PDF). Abellio ScotRail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2016.
"👋 Today we're saying goodbye to our Class 455s. After 40 years in service, the farewell tour will take place on The Metro Marauder route and features two Class 455/8s. All profits will be donated to good causes nominated by GTR". Twitter. @SouthernRailUK. 14 May 2022. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
Southern Useful Information Archived 6 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine - Southern. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
"South Central Franchise Consultation Paper" (PDF). Department for Transport. 22 May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
"Lewes-Uckfield rail line: re-instatement study under way" (Press release). East Sussex County Council. 3 January 2008. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
"Green signal to reopen rail line". The Argus. Brighton. 21 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
"TfL to control all London commuter services and new metro network". Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
Gillett, Francesca (7 December 2016). "Sadiq Khan hits back after government blocks suburban rail takeover plan". Evening Standard. London. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
Swinford, Steven (26 January 2017). "Southern rail could be temporarily renationalised to deal with 'appalling' delays and cancellations". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
"Oyster card". Southern. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
"Oyster cards for ALL trains". Evening Standard. London. 31 January 2007. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
"Southern say yes to Oyster". Wimbledon Gazette. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2009.

whatdotheyknow.com

"Units numbers 377 163 and 377 164 transfer from Southeastern to Southern exact dates. - a Freedom of Information request to SE Trains Limited". WhatDoTheyKnow. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

whitehallpages.net

"(DFT) Agreement signed to amend Gatwick Express and Southern franchises". whitehallpages.net. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.
"Bidders for South Central franchise announced" (Press release). Department for Transport. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.

wimbledonguardian.co.uk

"Southern say yes to Oyster". Wimbledon Gazette. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2009.

wscountytimes.co.uk

"Rail revolt as trains dump passengers". West Sussex County Times. Horsham. 20 January 2009. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2009.

x.com

Southern Railway [@SouthernRailUK] (19 May 2023). "The last day of scheduled passenger services with 313 stock was today" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 May 2023 – via Twitter.

yourlocalguardian.co.uk

Craig Richard (17 June 2016). "Boss of Epsom's main train operator Govia Thameslink Railway takes home £2.1m paycheck despite "appalling service"". Your Local Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.