On Thursday 21st May we came together for our monthly meeting to mark International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), which falls on 17th May each year. Our host Matt Smith introduced the event and then covered off the basics: What is IDAHOBIT? The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, observed annually on 17 May, raising awareness of LGBTQ+ rights violations and promoting global solidarity. 17 May marks the 1990 decision

The sun shone on York Pride Saturday 30th May 2026. LNER, Transpennine Express and Northern collaborated to deliver a wonderful day for scores of people from the sector: the National Railway Museum, Network Rail and several others all also had a contingent in the parade, alongside Journey of course. The large contingent of transport industry people in York Pride parade along Bishopthorpe Road For many of the attendees, the day began with the 08:03 LNER departure from London K

On Wednesday 22nd April 2026 we were delighted to welcome a brilliant panel of women from the transport sector for a panel event focused on lesbian visibility. Scott Heath from Hitachi Rail introduced the event with some background about the lesbian identity and the history of Lesbian Visibility Week, and then Jo Pennell (Strategic HR Business Partner at Hitachi Rail) expertly guided us through the questions before we opened to auidence Q&A. The panellists: Ami Roberts (Head

Hello Journey Members, Apologies, it's been two months since the last newsletter... there was a lot going on during History Month! Firstly, Journey can now insert "award winning..." before our name, after picking up the Diversity & Inclusion Award at the Rail Business Awards in Manchester on 19th February. We won alongside Alstom for the 'Pride on Rails' event at last summer's Greatest Gathering in Derby: our first industry award, not bad going for a three year old network.

On Friday 27th March, several of us were fortunate enough to enjoy a tour of the National Railway Museum in York through a uniquely queer lens. The wonderful Ashlynn Hudson-Welburn, curator at the NRM, guided us around the exhibits while sharing the stories of LGBTQ+ contributions to railways and in turn the impact that railways have had on LGBTQ+ culture. Some of the tour group pose in front of The Flying Scotsman in the NRM Great Hall Ashlynn covered a range of topics: the