The Home page of APTU - The Association of Public Transport Users

We are the local traveller's Group representing the interests of passengers travelling on Govia Thameslink Railway ("Thameslink") to/from stations between Harlington and West Hampstead inclusive on the Bedford - London - Brighton line.

Read our own 'revival' plan to get APTU active again and our views on the London Mayor's plan to do away with Travelcards:

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Our focus is on the day to day life of the commuter and occasional traveller - getting things fixed, getting explanations when things go wrong and pressing Thameslink to improve their communications. The subjects we take up with them are many and varied - see our old newsletters for examples.

Committee members meet Thameslink management regularly, and are in frequent dialogue with them about specific issues.  We hold an annual meeting with the Train Operator & Network Rail Senior Management for all members, often in the Spring.

Our current priorities are as follows:

• 'The Railway and the new normal': Thameslink services, fares, ticketing etc to meet travel needs as we live in the new Hybrid working world. A particular focus is fares for part time commuters.
• The intermittent poor peformance
• Incorrect and missing information for passengers, particularly regarding disruption

In between times we keep members up to date with e-newsletters.

is the best option to contact the Committee; to contact a Station representative directly, email | | | | | | | | | | | ; for general enquiries, please use . Please note that our old address 'membership.secretary@aptu.org.uk' is no longer in use because of spam volumes.

Have a look at recent newsletters.