Apply now: East Midlands Railway launches £100,000 Community Fund to support local projects
- Train operator opens applications for £100,000 funding pot
- Community based organisations, such as schools, charities and youth groups all qualify
Secret Fare expands: Travel between Nottingham and Sheffield for as little as £4
- Popular Secret Fare scheme expands, adding new discounted regional and intercity journeys.
- Customers can save up to 50% on train travel by choosing a flexible departure time.
- More than 11,000 customers have already benefited, with additional routes being introduced following strong demand.
- Travel between Nottingham and Sheffield from just £4
- New regional Secret fares include Peterborough to Manchester and Crewe to Lincoln
Sheffield station team win High Sheriff Award after saving two customers’ lives
- Staff from Sheffield station have been presented with an award from the High Sheriff of South Yorkshire
- EMR team awarded prize for its outstanding citizenship and service to the community
- On two separate occasions the team gave life-saving CPR
- Also praised for their dedication, as as well as identifying and calmly engaging with suicidal and highly distressed individuals
Think Twice: No Excuse for Abuse – EMR double the number of body-worn cameras to protect staff and customers
- EMR has doubled the amount of body-worn cameras for its staff
- Body-worn video helps safeguard colleagues and passengers by acting as a deterrent and capturing robust evidence
- The cameras are just one part of EMR’s THINK campaign, which aims to reduce abuse towards staff and customers.
- EMR is working closely with the British Transport Police and trade union representatives to deliver the project collaboratively.
Behind the scenes of the Aurora fleet introduction: Getting our people ready
- EMR release final chapter of its Aurora documentary
- Chapter features frontline staff training to work the new trains
- Five Aurora units are now in service at various times throughout the week
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Welcome to Brewbox: Independent coffee kiosk now open at Corby station proving a hit with customers
• New independent coffee kiosk now open at Corby station
• Brewbox delivering high-quality, barista-style coffee and grab-and-go options
May Bank Holiday: Customers advised to plan ahead as services will be very busy due to Notts County football fans
- Customers urged to plan ahead and leave plenty of time for their journeys during the May Bank Holiday
- Notts County fans will be travelling in large numbers to Wembley meaning services are likely to be particularly busy
Customers going to Download Festival urged to check their journey...and leave the beer bin at home
- Customers travelling to this year’s Download Festival urged to plan ahead and travel light
- Engineering work will affect services on routes to and from London St Pancras International over the festival weekend.
- Customers reminded to pack only what they can comfortably carry and should not attempt to board with wheelie bins full of alcohol or luggage trolleys
- Customers returning from the festival will be able to use boot cleaning brushes provided at stations to help remove mud before boarding trains.