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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rich Booth

Managing director of troubled East Midlands Railway steps down with immediate effect

Faults with new Hitachi trains have led to a summer of cancellations on East Midlands Railway - (East Midlands Railway)

The managing director of East Midlands Railway (EMR) has stepped down with immediate effect as passengers face a summer of cancellations on its services between London St Pancras and Nottingham.

Transport UK, which owns EMR, said that Will Rogers, who had held the role since January 2020, was leaving – with Merseyrail MD Neil Grabham taking over as interim replacement.

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