East Midlands Railway’s LGBTQIA+ Employee Network has created its second special rainbow livery to celebrate Pride and to promote diversity in its workplace.
The livery, which has been applied to a class 170 regional train (number 170501), includes both the Pride and transgender flags along the sides of the two-carriage train.
The rainbow Class 170 travelled on the EMR Regional network on Saturday, 7 September, taking customers from Nottingham to Skegness to attend the official event taking place at the Marketplace on Pride Street (Grand Parade).
Upon arrival at Skegness station, customers were welcomed by Pride flags, banners, goodie bags, sunglasses, sweet treats, including cakes and ice creams.
Mags Luckhurst, a LGBTQ+ network member and Senior Conductor for East Midlands Railway said: “This pride train is a fantastic way of showcasing our commitment as a network to set EMR on the right path to promoting Diversity and Inclusion.
“It’s also a great way to show our support to the Pride events taking place on our network, one of which being the East Coast Pride at Skegness.”
Brad Johnson, Volunteer Communications Lead for East Coast Pride said: “When East Midlands Railway told us they were launching a new Pride train for our first East Coast Pride in Skegness, we were so excited. As a grant provider for East Coast Pride, EMR was instrumental in making the event happen.
“Thank you to those who rolled with Pride to Skegness last Saturday.”
The Class 170 pride train can be seen out and about on the EMR Regional routes, alongside EMRs existing class 158 pride train, which launched in August 2022.
