Stuart Thomas
@stuartthomas

Communications Director, @LNER. Formerly BBC Head of the Midlands, ITV/ITN and LBC. I’m also on other platforms 🦋 linktr.ee/stuartthomas

 King’s X, Yorkshire, Scotland
stuartthomas.co.uk
Joined June 2007
👋🏻 Good morning from Station of the Year, Newark Northgate @LNER
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Good morning from Newark Northgate - now officially Station of the Year!
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Popped to the station at lunchtime and saw a bit of @LNER heritage..
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Also featuring..
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Chef menu items

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It’s new menu day in First Class on @LNER Some exciting new dishes available from today!
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London to or from Leeds on @LNER for £12? Or just £8 with a valid railcard? The @MayorOfWY is among those supporting the incredible new “early-bird” and “night-owl” low fares. Full details: news.lner.co.uk/news/lner-la…
Myself and Mayor Brabin with a giant oversized ticket promoting the new £12 fare

ALT Myself and Mayor Brabin with a giant oversized ticket promoting the new £12 fare

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Beautiful day to be in Scotland, always amazing views with @LNER
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland bound on @LNER Wait for the big reveal…
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🤫 Great to see @LNER’s National Quiet Day campaign making news on @itvanglia tonight. Still time to get a free hot drink if you show your headphones or say the magic words at the cafe bar!
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🤫 It’s #nationalquietday 🤫 We’re giving away free cups of tea on @LNER trains to thank you for thinking of those around you. Always use headphones rather than “loudcasting” your music or videos to the whole carriage!
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Delighted to represent @LNER at the @RailwayMuseum’s “Laying the Foundations” event this week. It marked the start of work on Central Hall, their landmark new gallery and welcome building. LNER’s proud to be a sponsor of the new Futures Gallery - showcasing the incredible innovation that is driven by rail.
Myself and museum director Craig Bentley with a spade

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When you’re at the cinema and you spot someone you know..
Eleanor on the cinema screen

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Working with a familiar face in Leeds today..
Me and Eleanor

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Celebrating three years at @LNER today! Still loving every minute of working with a brilliant team - and excited for the future & the journey to Great British Railways.
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🎸 Loud music on stage ✅ 📱 Videos out loud on the train ❌ Ahead of #NationalQuietDay, @LNER's loudest colleague has a simple message: Headphones on, please. 🎧 Full details: news.lner.co.uk/news/lner-he…
LNER colleague Robb Weir, on an LNER train with a guitar - holding headphones and holding his finger to his lips

ALT LNER colleague Robb Weir, on an LNER train with a guitar - holding headphones and holding his finger to his lips

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It’s World Suicide Prevention Day. @LNER partners with anti-suicide charity @theCALMzone - and this weekend a group of colleagues are raising money for them at the Great North Run. Do help if you can: justgiving.com/team/lner-gre…
Five LNER colleagues on the platform in running gear in front of the LNER Azuma branded “You Belong"

ALT Five LNER colleagues on the platform in running gear in front of the LNER Azuma branded “You Belong"
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Morning 👋🏼
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Exciting to be @RailwayMuseum for a behind the scenes tour of the work underway on Central Hall - for the first time properly linking Great Hall and Station Hall. Proud that @LNER is helping support a key element - the new Railway Futures gallery - an important focus on rail innovation.
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Good morning from Newark Northgate @LNER
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Lovely morning at London’s Kings Cross. @LNER @NetworkRailEC
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Great to be back on @LNER this morning after two weeks on tracks across Europe including @Eurostar @SNCFVoyageurs Trenitalia, a funicular and a couple of trams too 🚞🚆🚅
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Always good to see the newest named @LNER Azuma - heading for Edinburgh this morning along the route Sir Nigel Gresley helped make famous with locos like Mallard and Flying Scotsman.
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Happy that it’s a trainbow getting me home tonight 🌈 @LNER
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☀️Good morning from Newark Northgate
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Saying goodbye to another busy week on the railway. Thanks to all our teams working on @LNER services over the weekend.
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Happy Friday from Newark Northgate @LNER
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Hello from London King’s Cross - looking beautiful in the sunshine. @LNER
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Crossing the Royal Border Bridge this afternoon @LNER
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Super morning heading to Edinburgh with @LNER 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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We may have to get the railway byelaws updated. It's understandable though, @LNER dessert pots are VERY tasty.
A customer complains about the person opposite eating dessert before their main course. The reply is "Regrettably, eating pudding before the main course is not currently prohibited under railway byelaws. For now, we'll classify this as "concerning but not actionable." Safe travels, and stay strong during these difficult times."

ALT A customer complains about the person opposite eating dessert before their main course. The reply is "Regrettably, eating pudding before the main course is not currently prohibited under railway byelaws. For now, we'll classify this as "concerning but not actionable." Safe travels, and stay strong during these difficult times."

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The name is how @LNER rolls. ⚡ “She’s Electric” leads the charge as we deliver more trains, more seats and less carbon. Better for our customers, better for the planet. 💙🚆🌍 More details about our carbon emission reduction 👇🏼 news.lner.co.uk/news/more-tr…
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Super having our podcast presenter Jenni Falconer visiting @LNER HQ in York today. You can listen to “Routes” wherever you get your podcasts.. or by scanning the QR code on an LNER train.
Jenni, LNER mascot Eleanor and myself standing in the LNER office

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Beautiful evening at Newark Northgate @LNER
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Good morning from London King’s Cross - with three @LNER trains in one picture.. A classic 225, a modern Azuma - and on the side of the Azuma, the outline of an A4 steam loco - which would have graced the platforms here from the 1930s to the 1960s.
A 225 in a platform next to an Azuma. On the Azuma is the outline of a A4 steam loco.

ALT A 225 in a platform next to an Azuma. On the Azuma is the outline of a A4 steam loco.
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Delighted to see Routes from @LNER listed in "Radio and Podcasts of the Week” in the @Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/radio/what-t…
Jenni Falconer holding a sign saying Routes with an LNER logo and in the corner says “Season 2"

ALT Jenni Falconer holding a sign saying Routes with an LNER logo and in the corner says “Season 2"
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Fancy a cab ride in an @LNER classic Class 91 from London to Newcastle - all while raising money for the @RBF1858? Check out the auction now - it ends next Friday! go.eventgroovefundraising.co…
An LNER class 91 at Newcastle station

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I’m York bound this morning on @LNER’s train supporting the suicide prevention charity @theCALMzone. CALM providing life-saving services 365 days a year to ensure no-one ever feels like there's nowhere to turn.
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Fantastic performance tonight from the brilliant @snowpatrol at the last ever Splendour Festival in Nottingham. Last year took the train to Amsterdam to see them - great to have them playing so close tonight!
Gary Lightbody on stage at Spendour

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Throwback to Friday and press night for The Market Deeping Model Railway Club at @NottmPlayhouse. Sponsored by @LNER, it’s a fantastic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “drama with laughs”. With Chair of Trustees Amanda Farr, @DavidHorne, @williamivory & @stephsirr.
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Looking forward to being at this later, talking about the @LNER podcast Routes.
A Creatorfest graphic with a picture of me and saying See you there?

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Destination: Final. ⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Eleanor in an England shirt with the words England all the way

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Different seat into York this morning. Beautiful views and it’s always good to remind yourself of the skill and concentration involved in driving at 125mph. @LNER
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Lovely review in yesterday’s @Sunday_Post for @LNER podcast “Routes”.. Listen wherever you find your podcasts or scan the QR code at your seat on an LNER train.
A newspaper article about Routes from LNER podcast

ALT A newspaper article about Routes from LNER podcast

a picture of host Jenni Falconer

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Beautiful views from 1Y05 heading to King’s Cross on @LNER
A horse in a field surrounded by yellow fields and blue sky

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Good luck 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️
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Fantastic night at @NottmPlayhouse watching The Market Deeping Model Railway Club. It’s a wonderful new play by Billy Ivory and I’m proud that @LNER is the sponsor of this great new comedy - based on a true story. It’s playing until July 25th - make sure you get along!
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Just two days after the launch of season 3, delighted that Routes is the top travel podcast in the UK. Must be the @ChesneyHawkes effect! Listen to Routes on an @LNER train by scanning the QR code at your seat - or find it on all major podcast platforms.
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It’s humbling visiting the charities and groups that we help fund through @LNER’s Customer & Community Investment Fund. Today we were in Leeds at @RethinkFoodUK - one of the UK’s Top 100 social enterprises - redistributing food waste but also empowering people to live healthier, most sustainable lives. I’m pleased we’re helping fund repairs to their vital infrastructure, and that we can build a working relationship too.
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Watch the whole episode here: piped.video/ZsFiVbWxttA?is=54Yw…

Chesney Hawkes: The One and Only, Touring and Raising Kids

From childhood summers on the beaches of the Algarve to chasing the...

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🎙️Routes from @LNER is back! Season 3 of the hit podcast kicks off with the one and only @ChesneyHawkes - in a new look studio that gives off some serious First Class Lounge vibes. Listen on LNER by scanning the QR code at your seat - or find it on all major podcast platforms lner.co.uk/destinations/trav…
Chesney Hawkes talking to Jenni Falconer in the Routes studio with posters for London, Leeds and York

ALT Chesney Hawkes talking to Jenni Falconer in the Routes studio with posters for London, Leeds and York

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