{"id":423117,"date":"2026-05-08T17:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=193119"},"modified":"2026-05-08T17:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:54:09","slug":"empty-dance-studio-gets-new-lease-of-life-for-dewsbury-station-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=423117","title":{"rendered":"Empty dance studio gets new lease of life for Dewsbury station staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/railway-stations\/empty-dance-studio-gets-new-lease-of-life-for-dewsbury-station-staff\/\" title=\"Empty dance studio gets new lease of life for Dewsbury station staff\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/08085311\/Dewsbury-Station-Facilities-TPE-485x360.png\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/08085311\/Dewsbury-Station-Facilities-TPE-485x360.png 485w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/08085311\/Dewsbury-Station-Facilities-TPE-80x60.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>TransPennine Express has unveiled newly refurbished staff facilities at Dewsbury station, giving a new lease of life to a long-unused part of the station.<\/p>\n<p>Transformed by an investment of more than \u00a380,000, the first-floor space, once home to a dance studio, now includes a bright staff breakroom, a station manager\u2019s office and two additional rooms for hot desking.<\/p>\n<p>The improvements provide a comfortable place for colleagues to take time out away from the busy station environment, while also creating better spaces for focused work and operational activity.<br \/>The space will also be used for community work and school visits.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the refurbishment the area had remained vacant since the previous occupants had moved out.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Olivant, head of property projects for TransPennine Express, said: \u201cIt\u2019s great to see this space brought back into use in a way that really benefits our colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new facilities make a real difference to the working day and create a much more welcoming environment for teams at Dewsbury. It\u2019s a positive step in making sure our people have the right spaces to support them in their roles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: TransPennine Express<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/railway-stations\/empty-dance-studio-gets-new-lease-of-life-for-dewsbury-station-staff\/\" title=\"Empty dance studio gets new lease of life for Dewsbury station staff\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/08085311\/Dewsbury-Station-Facilities-TPE-485x360.png\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/a>TransPennine Express has unveiled newly refurbished staff facilities at Dewsbury station, giving a new lease of life to a long-unused part of the station. Transformed by an investment of more than \u00a380,000, the first-floor space, once home to a dance studio, now includes a bright staff breakroom, a station manager\u2019s office and two additional rooms [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,16092,16016,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-423117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rail-news","category-stations","category-train-operating-companies","category-uk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=423117"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":423169,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423117\/revisions\/423169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=423117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=423117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=423117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}