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The Big Timetable Change: EMR's revised timetable provides Staffordshire stronger connections to the East Midlands

  • Revised timetable delivers more consistent journey opportunities, enhance reliability, and provide better east-west links for communities across North Staffordshire.
  • The majority of customers in Staffordshire will now have access to direct trains from Crewe to Lincoln
  • Customers are advised to check the timetable to confirm if their usual service has changed
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The Big Timetable Change: Transport UK and EMR reveals significant changes to regional timetable, providing a major boost to Derbyshire

  • Introduction of two direct services between Derby and Lincoln per hour during the week and Saturdays
  • More frequent Sunday services on the Matlock–Derby–Nottingham route
  • Spondon receives a major uplift in service, with the introduction of regular hourly calls throughout the week
  • A new direct route from Matlock to Cleethorpes
  • Customers are advised to check the timetable to confirm if their usual service has changed
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The Big Timetable Change: Transport UK and EMR's big boost for Nottinghamshire communities

  • Two trains an hour between Nottingham and Lincoln to be introduced 
  • A new direct link to Cleethorpes, and thousands more seats each week
  • Radcliffe on Trent will have additional stops, with an increase of more than 70% in services throughout the week
  • Carlton will receive an hourly Sunday service, increasing from 12 to 28 services. This will also allow direct journeys to the Peak District or the Lincolnshire Coast
  • Attenborough will have an hourly service to and from Derby all week
  • Customers are advised to check the timetable to confirm if their usual service has changed
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The Big Timetable Change: Transport UK and EMR set to transform travel across Lincolnshire

  • Two direct services an hour from Lincoln to Nottingham and Derby throughout the day
  • More than 2,000 extra seats to and from Nottingham on a weekday 
  • Lincoln and Cleethorpes will now be extended through to Matlock 
  • An improved service between Lincoln and Peterborough
  • Customers are advised to check the timetable to confirm if their usual service has changed.
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EMR urges customers to plan ahead this weekend as engineering work affects services

  • Customers urged to plan ahead and check their journey this weekend as major improvement works close lines between Nottingham and Leicester
  • Buses will replace trains between Nottingham and Leicester throughout Saturday and Sunday
  • An amended train service will run between Sheffield / Derby and Nottingham, and between Leicester and London St Pancras International – with increased journey times
  • EMR has strengthened some services to help customers get to the Beer Festival Raceday at Uttoxeter Racecourse
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Transport UK and EMR open new Assisted Travel Lounge at Derby Station

  • Lounge provides focal point for customers who require assistance
  • Designed to be spacious and relaxing
  • Newly installed Customer Information Screen provides larger, clearer updates
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A new dawn breaks as Transport UK and EMR confirms first Aurora train will enter service this December

  • Transport UK and EMR confirm first Aurora from new £400 million fleet will begin running this December
  • New trains provide more seats, modern, spacious interiors and enhanced accessibility features
  • The state-of-the-art Hitachi Rail built fleet will transform the experience of customers as they travel on the Midland Main Line
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Culinary journeys: EMR staff share special recipes to celebrate diversity

  • EMR staff create special cookbook to celebrate their diverse backgrounds 
  • The book was drafted using recipes from EMR's Race & Culture Equality (RACE) Employee Network
  • Its launch has been timed to coincide with Black History Month 
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An art studio, start-up space or office for a community organisation: EMR is offering tenants generous rates for new office units in Boston station redevelopment

  • EMR seeking tenants for spaces in exciting multi-million-pound station revamp
  • Space could suit many different businesses and is just minutes from the town centre
  • Tenants will be offered low-cost leases to help new ventures get started
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So Solid Success: EMR’s Luton Airport Express campaign scoops top award

  • EMR and partners win Campaign of the Year at the National Transport Awards 
  • Award given for their Luton Airport Express campaign based on the iconic So Solid Crew track 21 seconds 
  • Campaign reimagined song to highlight the time it takes to get from London to the London Luton Airport  
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EMR showcases artwork inspired by historic Loughborough station Images

  • Then & Now project recreates historic photographs of Loughborough station
  • The artwork was created to mark 200 years of the Railway and National Inclusion Week
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Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology to be introduced at several EMR station car parks

  • Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) to be introduced at several stations across the network
  • Roll-out will begin this month, starting with East Midlands Parkway and Leicester
  • Customers will be required to pay on arrival and will be charged a day rate - as is the case currently 
  • Blue Badge holders will continue to park free of charge but must register their vehicle in advance
  • Many ways to pay - providing the customer flexibility and convenience