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EMR celebrates milestone as 10 refurbished regional trains enter service

  • EMR has introduced 10 refurbished trains across its regional network 
  • Milestone includes seven Class 170 trains and three Class 158 trains
  • Customers will benefit from a range of improvements including better interiors, toilets and power points 
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Work resumes on exciting regeneration of Skegness station

  • Work resumes on multi-million development at Skegness station.
  • Contractor Gelder Group will deliver the next phase of the project.
  • Once complete, the improvements will provide significantly enhanced facilities for customers.
  • It will also create a new community café and flexible bookable space for community use, as well as two new retail units.
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Plan Ahead: EMR warns of extremely busy services during major weekend engineering works

  • EMR services to and from London St Pancras are expected to be extremely busy this weekend due to engineering works on the East Coast Main Line
  • Customers who would normally travel with LNER are being strongly advised to follow the alternative arrangements, rather than travelling via EMR services
  • EMR are running Intercity services on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February, but can only provide 25% of the combined LNER and EMR capacity
  • Customers who haven't yet purchased tickets should consider journeys on Friday 20 or Monday, 23 Feb
  • No EMR services will run north-west of Sheffield this weekend 
  • Customers can still travel to Manchester but journeys will look different and take longer
  • EMR customers are advised to travel via Chesterfield where a rail replacement bus will take them to Manchester