Carter Goodby
7 Jun 2026
Learn more about how the York Pride went!
What a weekend… and what a reminder of the power of community.
🌈 For the third time, I had the privilege of being part of planning our attendance at York Pride with London North Eastern Railway – and this year felt bigger than ever. Seeing over 100 colleagues come together, alongside our partners at Northern, TransPennine Express and The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) was something really special.
We were also joined by Joe Brown from Journey - LGBTQ+ in Transport and Melanie Knight from KPMG, which made the day feel even more connected across industries and organisations that all share the same belief that everyone deserves to feel seen, valued, and safe to be themselves.
If there’s one thing I always hope people take away, it’s this:
👉 Start a conversation make a friend
👉 Listen to someone’s story
👉 Be part of building a more inclusive community
A huge thank you to every single person who came along and made it what it was. And a special shoutout to our Exec team – Paula Bullock, James Downey and David Flesher – for showing up, standing alongside us, and being the allies we need, as well as Stuart Thomas for being our LGBT Exec Sponsor at LNER.
Tracey Barber Robbie James Williams Simon Neal National Railway Museum Paul Doughty Matthew Lintott Ashlynn Hudson-Welburn - Curator Rail Unites for Inclusion