East Midlands Railway celebrates success of period dignity scheme
Since East Midlands Railway launched a period dignity scheme last August, the company has handed out over 240 free sanitary products to customers.
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Charity challenges rail community to spend a night on a station floor
The Railway Children charity has challenged the rail community to spend a night on a station floor to support its work with vulnerable children.
East Midlands Railway installs new interactive information screens
East Midlands Railway (EMR) has made further progress in its million-pound project to install 166 new information screen across its network.
Branch Line Society positioning rail tours to and from Scotland
The Branch Line Society is running one-way tours between Derby and Scotland in connection with the Society’s BWC Two three-day rail tour in March.
HS2 completes first viaduct deck span at complex Delta Junction
HS2 has announced that it has completed the first 920-tonne deck span on the first precast segmental viaduct being at the Delta Junction.
Great Central Railway announces guest locos for Winter Steam Gala
The Great Central Railway (GCR) in Leicestershire has announced the two visiting locomotives that will join its Winter Steam Gala next month.
East and West Midlands joined by quarter-hourly rail link
Better connections between East and West Midlands arrive as a result of improvements at to concrete desks at Birmingham New Street
Unite the Union lobbies MPs to defend Alstom jobs in Derby
Workers from the Alstom train manufacturing works in Derby assembled at Parliament today (6 December) to lobby MPs in defence of their jobs.
Fare dodger who shared tips on TikTok caught and fined
An East Midlands Railway traveller who boasted about not paying for train travel and shared tips for how to do it on TikTok has been caught and fined.
Transport Committee to investigate uncertainty in train manufacturing
On 6 December, the Transport Committee will investigate uncertainty in the train manufacturing sector and possible redundancy at Alstom in Derby.