News

• Train operator opens applications for £200,000 funding pot
• Schools, youth groups, charities and sports clubs all qualify
• Community rail partnerships and station adoption groups also able to bid for cash

• Customers invited to Sheffield station to learn how to use digital tickets
• EMR staff will be available to demonstrate how to use digital products
• Free event will take place at Sheffield station on Friday, May 17, 10am - 3pm
• Customers will be shown how to download the EMR app, buy digital tickets and use smartcards

• Customers should allow extra time for their journey due to engineering works and queuing systems in place
• EMR has added as many carriages as possible to help manage demand
• Services are likely to be busy with customers who normally use the West Coast Mainline

• EMR unable to run any services on Wednesday, May 8, due to industrial action by ASLEF
• Between Monday, 6 and Saturday, 11 May services may be affected by an overtime ban
• Strikes are part of a programme of industrial action affecting 18 train companies
• Customers are advised to check their full journey, including first and last trains, before travelling

• EMR seeking new tenants for a prime retail location at Melton Mowbray station
• Unit on Platform 1 perfect for small café or grab and go food retailer 
• Station sees more than 200,000 visitors a year 

• EMR has received an accreditation for its work to enhance the way it communicates with its customers 
• Accreditation given from Communication Access UK 
• Award comes after EMR implemented several new initiatives 

• EMR commemorates the legacy of Darren Gunn by celebrating his son Owen's achievement as an apprentice driver
• Darren sadly passed away in 2021 due to complications connected with COVID-19.
• The ceremony was held at a bench dedicated to Darren outside Rickman House in Derby 

• EMR launches a new rail safety scheme aimed at schools
• Participating schools will have access to a range of resources
• The scheme is in partnership with Network Rail

• Like, share and follow an EMR Instagram account post for chance to win tickets to award winning musical
• Features songs by singer-songwriter Richard Hawley and a poignant book by Chris Bush
• Prize includes free 1st Class return tickets to London from Sheffield 
• EMR customers also able to save up to 48 per cent on the price of a show's ticket for a limited time

• More than 575,000 travel on Luton Airport Express in the last year 
• Fare price, speed and convenience have proven very popular with travellers 
• Growth of 52 per cent more than year before the service linked up with the Luton DART 
• More good news for customers as Class 360 train refurb begins - meaning new interiors and more luggage space 

• EMR launches new Spring food menu for First Class customers
• It sees EMR partner with The Soho Sandwich Company
• Fresh selection includes focaccia signature sandwiches, wraps and vegan options

• Auto-announcements introduced on EMR Regional routes 
• Announcements provide consistent and important information 
• Introduction allows staff member on board more time to assist customers