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EMR opens new £39,000 shelter at Spalding Station
- New shelter created incorporating customer feedback
- Designed to suit station's existing features and made from sustainable resources
- Shelter includes rainwater harvester, seats, lighting and wheelchair access
EMR and partners scoop award for work introducing 360 trains
- Golden Whistle Award given for outstanding work introducing 360 fleet
- Judges impressed with the speed and efficiency of project
- Project a collaboration between EMR, Siemens and Network Rail
Derby train depot to get biggest improvement in more than a decade
- Multi-million pound investment in Derby depot announced
- Maintains specialist engineering jobs in the city
- Work underway to accommodate new Aurora bi-mode fleet
EMR refine its all day complimentary food menu for First Class customers
- Free food, snacks and drinks on all EMR longer distance Intercity services
- New complimentary menu offered all day Monday to Saturday
- Options include hot breakfast food and a range of cold items– as well as vegan and gluten free options
EMR team up with school pupils and local artist for Lincoln-inspired artwork
- Station artwork reflects Lincoln’s heritage
- Produced in collaboration with local artist and pupils
- Art pieces include designs of Lincoln Cathedral, Newport Arch and city castle
EMR launches personalised real-time Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp service for customers
- Customers can access personalised real-time info over Messenger and WhatsApp
- Service alerts customers to busy trains, platform changes and delays
- Alternative travel route information a click away
EMR to reinstate full Intercity weekday timetable and significantly increase Sunday Regional services
- Full Intercity timetable to be reinstated
- 33 Sunday Regional services also reinstated
- Includes reintroduction of Sunday services between Derby and Crewe
Storm Eunice: EMR ask customers to not travel tomorrow
- EMR issue Do Not Travel message to customers for tomorrow
- Customers who have tickets for Friday can use them for Saturday or today
- Customers urged to complete their journey today if possible
Storm Eunice: EMR advise customers to consider their travel arrangements
- Widespread disruption and long journeys expected on Friday
- Customers advised to make journey on Thursday and Saturday instead
- Customers able to use original Friday ticket to travel on Thursday or Saturday
EMR to improve wayfinding signage at eight stations across its network
- New signage aims to help customers understand best and safest route
- Works cost more than £70k
- Eight stations to be improved - including Sheffield, Kettering and Nottingham
Additional accessible car park spaces open at Kettering station
- Car park re-surfaced and seven additional disabled bays created
- Better environment for customers using Kettering station
- EMR worked alongside Network Rail to complete works in under 12 weeks