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LNER Press Office

Media enquiries

If you are a journalist with a media enquiry relating to LNER, please contact the LNER Press Office.

Our Press Office operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and can be reached at press.office@lner.co.uk or 07704 021 208.

Please note that the Press Office is dedicated to supporting media enquiries and can only respond to requests from journalists and recognised media outlets. If you are contacting us for another reason, we may not be the best team to assist you.

Calls to the Press Office are answered by a call bureau, which will take your details and pass them to the on-call media officer.

If you are a customer seeking support with a booking or information about our services, please visit our Support page.

Filming requests

If you are seeking permission to film on an LNER train or at an LNER-managed station, please contact the Press Office at least two weeks before your proposed filming date. When submitting your request, please include details of the production, crew size, filming equipment, insurance details, and intended location(s). For commercials, feature films, TV fiction and large-scale shoots, LNER is represented by Network Rail Commercial Filming https://filming.networkrail.co.uk/lner/

Content creator enquiries

If you are a content creator and would like to share a proposal with our social media team, please email social@lner.co.uk. The team will review your proposal and get in touch if there is an opportunity to work together.

Latest News

Platform to paradise: LNER reveals the UK’s best beaches to visit by train this summer

Platform to paradise: LNER reveals the UK’s best beaches to visit by train this summer

11/05/2026

New research from LNER has revealed some of the UK’s best beaches to visit by train this summer, spotlighting coastal escapes that can be reached via LNER services and simple onward connections.

The Railway Sheriff: York Ambassador Paul Doughty Takes Pride In Serving Customers And His City

The Railway Sheriff: York Ambassador Paul Doughty Takes Pride In Serving Customers And His City

07/05/2026

LNER employs dozens of brilliant, hard-working and dedicated travel consultants along its East Coast route between Edinburgh and London, but few can lay claim to a role quite as distinctive as Paul Doughty’s.

Power from passing trains: LNER and Treeva put turbines next to the track in a UK first

Power from passing trains: LNER and Treeva put turbines next to the track in a UK first

29/04/2026

LNER and clean energy infrastructure experts Treeva are pioneering a UK rail first, capturing energy from turbulent airflow and turning it into clean, renewable energy.

A Shared Celebration of Scottish Pride: LNER To Sponsor the 2026 Edinburgh Tartan Parade

A Shared Celebration of Scottish Pride: LNER To Sponsor the 2026 Edinburgh Tartan Parade

28/04/2026

LNER is proud to again support the highly anticipated 2026 Edinburgh Tartan Parade as headline sponsor. 

LNER Restores Flying Scotsman Service to Historic Mid-Morning Time Slot

LNER Restores Flying Scotsman Service to Historic Mid-Morning Time Slot

24/04/2026

LNER is set to celebrate the return of the Flying Scotsman service to its historic mid-morning timetable slot.

Children invited to join Michael Morpurgo for live railway storytelling event

Children invited to join Michael Morpurgo for live railway storytelling event

24/04/2026

Thousands of schoolchildren across the UK and beyond are being invited to take part in a live online storytelling event from an historic railway carriage with author Michael Morpurgo.

‘Travelling on Together!’: LNER Shares Key Travel Tips Ahead of Leeds United’s Wembley Visit

‘Travelling on Together!’: LNER Shares Key Travel Tips Ahead of Leeds United’s Wembley Visit

22/04/2026

As Leeds United fans prepare for their first FA Cup Semi Final in close to 40 years, train operator LNER has issued some key travel tips to help keep travelling supporters smoothly on the move.

LNER Media Update: Retford Concern for Welfare Incident, Significant Disruption Expected

LNER Media Update: Retford Concern for Welfare Incident, Significant Disruption Expected

17/04/2026

Following a significant period of disruption, LNER strongly encourages all customers to check their journeys before they travel today (Friday 17 April 2026)