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East Midlands Railway

TikTok fare dodger: Boastful evader caught and fined

  • Fare evader who made TikTok videos boasting about not buying ticket has been caught and fined 
  • Fraudulent traveller prosecuted under the Regulation of Railways Act and fined £773 
  • She now has a criminal record 
East Midlands Railway

Train driver strikes reminder: EMR services disrupted by latest round of industrial action

  • EMR unable to run any services on Saturday, December 2, due to industrial action by the ASLEF union
  • Intercity services on December 3 will be extremely busy due to strikes and engineering works on other routes  
  • Strikes are part of a programme of industrial action affecting 16 train companies between December 1-9
  • EMR expecting to run normal timetable on 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 December - customers should check for journey updates
East Midlands Railway

EMR warn customers to be vigilant of fake social media accounts

  • Spammers and fraudsters are creating fake EMR customer help accounts 
  • 17 X, formerly known as Twitter, accounts identified and reported this month alone
  • Customers advised to be careful and double check they are official before engaging with them