Topic: East Midlands Railway (EMR)

Aerial view of the Eastcroft depot in Nottingham showing multipole units and locomotives on the sheds

Academic input to improve performance of Britain’s East Midlands Railway

East Midlands Railway, which provides over 450 train services each day across England, has entered into a collaboration with the specialist engineers at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. The programme is intended...Read more

13-01-2023|1 comment|author: Simon Walton

Rail strike: Britain hopes for best … expects the worst

Barring a spectacular breakthrough, or a humiliating climbdown, Britain on Tuesday will be plunged into the biggest rail strike for a generation, with the prospect of worse to come. The trades union RMT is exercising...Read more

20-06-2022|2 comments|author: Simon Walton

Strong winds disrupt rail services in UK, Germany and the Netherlands

Railway traffic was affected by strong winds on Wednesday evening in many places across the northern parts of the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, with railway companies and infrastructure managers issuing travel warnings.Read more

17-02-2022|Comment|author: Nick Augusteijn

East Midlands Railway launches first electric route in May

East Midlands Railway (EMR) will launch a new all-electric service between Corby and London St Pancras on 16 May. EMR Connect is the company’s first electric route, following infrastructure upgrades on the Midland Main Line...Read more

06-05-2021|Comment|author: Esther Geerts