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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

Sit Back, Relax, and Savour: LNER Reveals New Onboard Menus

Sit Back, Relax, and Savour: LNER Reveals New Onboard Menus

20/05/2026

LNER is proud to unveil its new onboard food and drink menus, which have been carefully curated to cater for a variety of tastes.

LNER Pipes In The Timetable Return Of The Famous Flying Scotsman Services

LNER Pipes In The Timetable Return Of The Famous Flying Scotsman Services

18/05/2026

The famous LNER Flying Scotsman services between Edinburgh Waverley and London King’s Cross have officially returned to their historic mid-morning timings, thanks to the timetable transformation along the East Coast route.

Celebrations as Darlington’s New Multi-Million Pound Station Prepares To Welcome First Customers

Celebrations as Darlington’s New Multi-Million Pound Station Prepares To Welcome First Customers

15/05/2026

Darlington’s railway heritage and future came together today (Friday 15 May 2026), as guests gathered to celebrate the culmination of the town’s multi-million pound station transformation.

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. 

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.