EMR strengthens commitment to the Armed Forces community through Covenant signing
- EMR has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community by signing the Armed Forces Covenant.
- The Covenant is a national commitment to ensuring that those who serve, or have served, in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairly and are not disadvantaged as a result of their service.
- EMR will work closely with Transport UK Group and industry partners to promote opportunities for veterans and service leavers.
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.
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
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EMR to step up Intercity timetable from 31 August following improved service stability
• EMR to take first step towards restoring its Intercity timetable following a period of improved service stability under the current temporary reduced timetable.
• Intercity services will increase from 87% to 92% of the planned timetable from Monday, 31 August.
• Reinstatement of key services for Sheffield and Nottingham, including eight weekday and four weekend services previously fully cancelled.
• EMR thanks customers for their patience while it continues to work with Hitachi Rail to improve fleet performance and reliability.
High temperatures trigger timetable changes on EMR network on 12 and 13 August
- Customers urged to check before you travel on Wednesday 12 August
- Essential travel only advice in place on Thursday 13 August
- If travel is essential, customers are encouraged to travel before 12:00 noon, to avoid the highest temperatures.
- Customers should expect disruption across the network.
- To help maintain fleet availability across the network, Regional services between Sheffield and Liverpool will be suspended on Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 August
- Regional services between Nottingham and Worksop and Nottingham and Leicester will be suspended from 12:00 noon on Thursday 12 August
- EMR is working closely with Network Rail to monitor conditions and keep services running safely.
