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After more than four incredible decades in the rail industry, Clive Casling from the LNER control room is retiring today, exactly forty-seven years to the day after starting his career.

A new industry-wide mentoring programme has been launched at York Railway Station on Social Mobility Day (Thursday 11 June 2026), helping to level the playing field for colleagues regardless of their background.

LNER is inviting the public to a special Evensong service at Doncaster Minster to celebrate the life and work of famous railway engineer, Sir Nigel Gresley, ahead of the 150^th anniversary of his birth.

LNER has revealed further details of its special service to mark the start of Harry Styles’ UK concerts. Named the ‘Together, Together’ Train, it aims to treat people with kindness by raising funds for numerous charities across the LNER route. The train will depart Edinburgh Waverley at 08:30, bound for London King’s Cross on Friday 12 June 2026. 

Overnight Wednesday night into Thursday morning (4 June 2026), an LNER Azuma train was carrying out further, important viability tests on the Midland Main Line, away from its usual route.

LNER has joined forces with community rail partners at York Station (Wednesday 3 June) to celebrate Community Rail Week and highlight the vital role rail plays in supporting towns, cities and communities across the country. 

LNER (London North Eastern Railway) joined more colleagues from across the rail industry than ever before to celebrate York Pride this weekend (30 May 2026). 

A Highlands-based community organisation says funding from LNER is helping to change young people’s lives by supporting its work to provide vital technology to those who need it most. 

LNER has hosted a unique on-train experience with multi-million bestselling author Matt Haig for a one-off book club event attended by a reading group. Timed to coincide with the publication of Haig’s new novel, THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN, this on-train book club also celebrates The National Year of Reading, a year-long initiative which invites the nation to (re)discover the joy of reading. 

An LNER train driver with more than forty years of experience has swapped sitting at the controls of a 125mph passenger train for something a little more leisurely – a miniature version of the train he usually drives, limited to 6mph.

Colleagues from across the rail industry have come together to travel onboard an LNER service for the fifth annual ‘Coffee Cup Run’, supporting collaborative work aimed at improving performance and safety.

LNER and Network Rail are issuing essential travel advice to Middlesbrough FC fans travelling to Wembley this weekend as major engineering work will affect train services.