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LNER trials integration of British Sign Language on customer information screens – Business Traveller

13Dec

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LNER trials integration of British Sign Language on customer information screens – Business Traveller

LNER has become the first rail operator in the UK to trial sign language videos on its departure information screens. Several scenes at Doncaster Railway station now display videos translating updates into British Sign Language (BSL), including the departure time of services, the train operator, destination, calling points and platform number. Any changes to departure times or platforms will also be detailed via sign languages videos, as will updates in the event of delays or cancellations. LNER is working with Doncaster Deaf Trust and Communication Specialist College Doncaster on the project, with the trial set to run throughout December. The operator said that if the trial proves successful it will look to introduce integrated BSL videos on to further screens across its network. Earlie...

LNER unveils first class Christmas menu – Business Traveller

3Dec

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LNER unveils first class Christmas menu – Business Traveller

LNER has launched its Christmas menu for first class customers, which is available until 3 January, 2024. This year’s menu comes with a festive cocktail, designed exclusively for LNER by Tom Savano. The blood orange Christmas Cosmo include lime, cranberry and vodka, while further festive drinks include an apple and sweet cinnamon tea produced by Taylors of Harrogate. Dishes on the Christmas menu include a turkey and cranberry ‘sausage’ roll, topped with sage and black onion seeds and served with an orange, spiced carrot and pumpkin ketchup; a cheese and slaw sandwich served on malted wheat grain bread; and ravioli with burrata, truffle and spinach sauce. This will be followed by a chocolate and hazelnut dessert pot or Baileys chocolate truffles. Customers in standard class can also purch...

LNER launches pop-up restaurant to mark centenary – Business Traveller

11Oct

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LNER launches pop-up restaurant to mark centenary – Business Traveller

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is celebrating its 100th anniversary by launching a pop-up restaurant featuring dishes served to train passengers over the past century. The ‘LNER 1923 Restaurant’ will be held on the evenings of 6 and 7 November at The Cookery School at The Grand in York – the former HQ of LNER. Diners will be transported back in time at this immersive supper-club style event, with dishes inspired by the past, present and future amid 1920s decor and music from the roaring twenties. Courses will reflect the years 1923, 2023 and even 2123, with a futuristic dessert forecasting the potential onboard cuisine on LNER’s Azuma trains 100 years from now. The menu is as follows: Starter – 1923 – A pairing of two dishes from actual 1920s LNER menu Crème de pois vert et sole Dev...

LNER to boost Sunday services between Yorkshire and London – Business Traveller

30Sep

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LNER to boost Sunday services between Yorkshire and London – Business Traveller

LNER has announced plans to add more services and seats between Yorkshire and London on Sundays. The rail operator said that Sundays “are now one of the most popular days for journeys with 30 per cent more customers travelling across the 956-mile LNER network than in 2019”. To meet this demand LNER is adding three additional services to its timetable – two between Leeds and London King’s Cross and one between Doncaster and London. From December there will be a new 0830 departure from Doncaster to London King’s Cross (calling at Retford, Newark Northgate, Grantham, Peterborough), an 1140 departure from Leeds to London King’s Cross (calling at Wakefield, Doncaster, Peterborough), and a 1433 departure from London King’s Cross to Leeds (calling at Peterborough, Newark Northgate, Doncaster, W...