Stuart Thomas

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Communications Director, LNER Former BBC Head of Midlands, Editor of ITV London Tonight, Editor of LBC. (Posts prior to 13/11/2024 are an archive of X posts)

An LNER class 91 in Newcastle
LNER poster with Eleanor saying England all the way
Chesney Hawkes talks to Jenni Falconer in the Routes studio
An LNER Azuma in Bedford station at night
Teams from Community Rail Partners with leaflets on a table at York station
Two LNER Beryl Bikes in front of Bradford Town Hall
Sam in the LNER Routes studio
An artists impression of the new First Class lounge showing a more open space and modern decor
An online article about Carter including a photo of him in front of an LNER train
Promotional image for the Christmas episode of Routes with a host of famous faces and the host Jenni Falconer
The promotional image shows the host alongside headshots of the guests and some festive greenery
A child being recorded by an elf
Myself on stage with a microphone
Jenni and Stephen in the Routes studio
LNER staff and host Nina Hossain with the award
A child on an LNER train looking at the LNER kids club screen
A view of the pop up exhibition at Kings Cross
Oasis fans singalong on an LNER train with hands in the air
Article reads: • Transport firms are riding the Gallagher wave, too, even if they're not reviving Nineties ticket prices. LNER said its Edinburgh-London route, linking two of Oasis show locations, has been "incredibly popular" this summer. It is putting on a special 575-seat service at 9am on Friday, the date of the band's first London show, named "She's Electric", ', with Oasis soundtracks and quizzes on board. It's fully booked. Mobico's National Express is operating 160 coaches from 60 locations for Oasis shows at Wembley, Cardiff and Manchester. Commercial director John Boughton said demand for its scheduled services was also soaring, "with some nights seeing nearly a 50 per cent surge in bookings". . Trainline reported a 20 per cent increase in rail bookings to the Manchester Oasis shows.
North East dog befriending charity Wag & Company, who secured vital funding enabling them to recruit more volunteer teams and increase the number of visits each week.
A picture of the two awards
Pictures of the new menu
Pride participants outside York Minster
A departures board showing The Rainbow Express for York Pride
The Carbon Saving Departures Board in York
An infographic showing the carbon savings of travelling by train (6kgCO2e v 115kgCO2e in a car)
LNER Azuma branded “Our Planet”
An Intercity 225 going through fields
Fen showing off her design for a uniform of the future at the NRM
The team making final adjustments to the LEGO Forth Bridge at Edinbrick
Joseph and his winning design pictured at the NRM
A screenshot of Apple Podcasts app, showing Routes episode with Victor Kunda
A plastic T rex in the LNER lost property office
Ed Sheeran in a pink t shirt outside King’s Cross
An LNER Azuma sits in a platform at London St Pancras next to an EMR train
Screenshot from Supersonic video with Oasis in front of King's Cross
Various shots of LNER trains at Bounds Green depot
Screenshot from Apple Podcasts showing Routes from LNER
A screenshot from Apple Podcasts showing Routes from LNER with Lennie James
Maisie Adam in the Routes studio
Snow Patrol on stage in Amsterdam
Mel B in the Routes podcast studio
A screenshot of the Apple podcast chart showing Routes at 31
LNER train “Darlington” passing a building and a field