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More than 25,000 EMR customers take advantage of Seatfrog - saving 60 per cent on a 1st Class ticket
- Seatfrog app allows customers to bid for First Class upgrade
- Since its launch with EMR 25,510 customers have used the service
- Over the last six months customers have saved up to 60 per cent on the price of the 1st class ticket
- Auction begins 24 hours before journey and up to 30 minutes before departure
- Bids are free and upgraded ticket sent straight to customers' phone
EMR issues travel advice to BBC Radio 2 festival-goers
- EMR urging customers to leave enough time to walk from the venue to the station
- Extra carriages will be used to help accommodate the increased numbers
- More than 75,000 people expected at the festival
- EMR services are expected to be very busy
Join the EMR Sheffield Disability and Inclusion Group: Shape the future of train travel accessibility
- Operator looking for members of the public to join disability and inclusivity group
- Group will help inform, advise and influence the train operator on good practice and appropriate policies
- Applicants must have lived experience of disabilities, caring responsibilities, or inclusivity.
Rail strike reminder: No services on Friday and significantly reduced services on Saturday
- No services on Friday, September 1
- Significantly reduced services on Saturday, September 2
- Trains will only run between 06:30 - 18:30 - with last departures starting between 15:00 and 16:30
- Customers are being advised to travel by rail only if absolutely necessary during strike action
Package for Sandy: EMR launch customer period dignity scheme
- Train company to offer customers free sanitary products to customers
- Customers can use the phrase ‘Package for Sandy’ at the supervisor’s office, to be given a pack discreetly.
- Sanitary products are all carbon-neutral and designed to reduce plastic waste
Rail strike reminder: EMR services significantly reduced for next two Saturdays and no services on Friday, September 1
- Members from the RMT Union will strike on Saturday, 26 August and Saturday, 2 September
- Trains will only run between 06:30 - 18:30 - with last departures starting between 15:00 and 16:30
- Customers are being advised to travel by rail only if absolutely necessary during strike action
- Due to a number of big events including, Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest and Manchester Pride, services during the Bank Holiday Weekend are likely to be very busy
- No services will run on Friday, September 1
Bank Holiday rail strike: EMR services significantly reduced on Saturday, 26 August
- Members from the RMT Union will strike on Saturday, 26 August and Saturday, 2 September
- Trains will only run between 06:30 - 18:30 - with last departures starting between 15:00 and 16:30
- Customers are being advised to travel by rail only if absolutely necessary during strike action
- On Sunday 27 August, EMR's Intercity and Connect services are likely to be very busy due engineering works on the East Coast Mainline
EMR donates kitchen equipment to Sheffield homeless charity
- More than 500 pieces of kitchen equipment donated to Roundabout
- Equipment was previosuly used on the operator's HST fleet
- The donation will help young people as they set up home
EMR awarded autism friendly certification
- EMR recognised by national charity for its work on providing an autistic-friendly environment
- Certification given by the National Autistic Society
- Award highlights EMR's commitment to accommodate the needs of autistic individuals and their families