News

• £60 million programme to revamp EMR's Connect and Regional fleet has begun
• Programme will see Class 360, Class 158 and Class 170 trains refurbished 

• Three million pound project which will see more than 5,400 seats refurbished is progressing well 
• The project will deliver a great improvement for EMR customers
• 25 of the 27 trains now include carriages with new seat covers and padding 
• Refreshes fleet for its life after the Midland Main Line

• EMR collaborates with tech firm to trial groundbreaking monitoring software 
• Project funded by Department for Transport (DfT) and Innovate UK's First of Kind scheme
• New approach allows more efficient and safer working at depots 

• Three million pound project will see more than 5,500 seats refurbished 
• Provides a great improvement for EMR customers and refreshes fleet for its life after the Midland Main Line
• First improved units will be in service later this month 
• Old seat materials will be recycled 

• Travel from London St Pancras to London Luton Airport in as little as 32 minutes, every 30 minutes
• Fares start from just £10 - including the price of DART ticket
• Trains have ample luggage space, accessible toilets and free WiFi 

• Customers at Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield try out seats that will be used in EMR's new Aurora fleet 
• Positive reaction from customers to bespoke design and features 
• Leicester and East Midlands Parkway customers will also get the chance to try new seats

● EMR working with specialist engineers from the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre to improve depot efficiency
● New tool will help simulate different scenarios at Nottingham's Eastcroft depot
● Project ultimately aims to improve service for customer