Stuart Thomas

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

[North News @northnews]

Dated: 22/10/2026
Judges of the 2026 Mercury Prize are serenaded by the LNER Mini Mercury Choir upon their arrival at Newcastle's Central Station this afternoon (THURS), ahead of tonight's prestigious awards event. Pic by @RaoulDixonNNP #MercuryPrize @MercuryPrize

[Network Rail East Coast @NetworkRailEC]

New drone technology is helping our teams respond more quickly and safely to severe weather on the East Coast Main Line.

By providing views of hard-to-reach areas, drones can help engineers make informed decisions to keep passengers and freight moving.
https://t.co/SsIRCLu7s4

[Stuart Thomas @stuartthomas]

Good luck with whatever is next @katemsquire

[RadioToday UK @RadioToday]

Kate Squire is leaving the BBC after almost 42 years, bringing to an end her leadership of local news across northern England. https://t.co/Ojhl5gWmxY

[Rail Technology Magazine @thertmnews]

After 47 years on the railway, LNER engineer Nick Dudley has retired.

From joining as an apprentice at King’s Cross in 1978 to working on the InterCity 225 fleet, his career spans almost half a century of railway history.

https://t.co/9Lvm9r15Lw

@LNER #LNER #Rail #Railway #Engineering #RailCareers

@LNER is the operator’s genuine X profile.

[Stuart Thomas @stuartthomas]

If you’re in Doncaster this half term, don’t forget to check out the Story Quest produced by @LNER and @Literacy_Trust

Launched today, it’s a great trail and tells some fantastic stories about the city.

[Stuart Thomas @stuartthomas]

📚Wonderful morning launching Doncaster Story Quest - a free, family focused trail developed by @LNER & @Literacy_Trust.

📕Trail author Phil Sheppard took us - and a group of local schoolchildren - on a fascinating walk around the city.

📖All part of our support for the National Year of Reading.

[Stuart Thomas @stuartthomas]

Nick gave me my first job in London.

My first job in a national newsroom.

Later he put me in charge of LBC, still in my 20s.

Thank you for seeing something in me Nick. Lovely to be at the unveiling of the plaque in his honour at St Brides in Fleet Street today.

[Alex Hynes @AlexHynes]

Becketwell in Derby will be the home of #GreatBritishRailways, which will bring track and train back together for a better railway for our customers and taxpayers.
A modern national centre of excellence in a city at the heart of railway heritage.

[Stuart Thomas @stuartthomas]

Morning 👋🏻

[Yorkshire Evening Post @LeedsNews]

LNER named travel partner for Light Night Leeds 2026 with £12 fares and fairy-tale Briggate artwork https://t.co/uYGQpSeeZ4

[Stuart Thomas @stuartthomas]

LNER named travel partner for Light Night Leeds 2026 with £12 fares and fairy-tale Briggate artwork

@LNER
https://t.co/6WARsAbdzq

[Stuart Thomas @stuartthomas]

Don’t miss Rail Staff React - episode 4!

@LNER colleagues watch and react to films set in and around Edinburgh Waverley - including The 39 Steps, Avengers: Infinity War and T2: Transporting.

https://t.co/sXy6b6sxy4

[Stuart Thomas @stuartthomas]

A lovely morning at Newark Northgate.

I’m off to York with @LNER - have a good day wherever you’re heading.

[Stuart Thomas @stuartthomas]

🚁 Fascinating visit today to @YorkshireAirAmb base near Wakefield.

Delighted @LNER has helped fund their mental health training through our Customer & Community Investment Fund.

[Stuart Thomas @stuartthomas]

Great day in Peterborough hearing from the station management team about plans for the area.

It’s a key station for @LNER and an important interchange for @CrossCountryUK @TLRailUK @greateranglia @EastMidRailway @GNRailUK

[Stuart Thomas @stuartthomas]

👇🏼 Delighted that @LNER & @hornby could give Leo such an amazing experience!

[BBC News NI @BBCNewsNI]

Seven-year-old Leo, from Carryduff, loves trains. 🚂

This earned him the title of Hornby’s first ever mini conductor.

Read more stories from BBC News NI here: https://t.co/gYqZRu0FDC

[Glenrothes Gazette @GlenrothesGaz]

New first class lounge opens at Leuchars for LNER passengers https://t.co/Mp9TVHQoJ5

[Stuart Thomas @stuartthomas]

Just your average Friday morning at York station

[Stuart Thomas @stuartthomas]

Beautiful cold morning at Newark Northgate with @LNER

[BDAT @WeAreBDAT]

Pupils from @BBEC1 spent some time immersing themselves in learning around Black History Month and the changes which were instigated by Black railway workers who challenged racism. Thanks to @LNER and The Danum Gallery in Doncaster.

https://t.co/cTX34dBLfo