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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EMR unveils first refurbished Class 360 in £30 million transformation, bringing modern interiors and new features to EMR Connect
- EMR unveils newly refurbished Class 360 train.
- First train in £30 million programme to modernise the EMR Connect fleet.
- Refurbishment will improve customer experience with redesigned interior, including new 2+2 seating.
- Other improvements upgraded luggage facilities, power and USB charging points, improved passenger information systems, refreshed interiors and enhanced accessibility features.
- First newly refurbished trains will enter service next month.
EMR’s Digital Pay As You Go trial reaches major milestone with 20,000 journeys completed
- More than 20,000 journeys have been made through EMR's Pay As You Go trial.
- Trial runs between Leicester, Derby and Nottingham.
- Using GPS-based technology, the system tracks journeys via mobile and automatically works out the correct fare.
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
