News updates

Pensions are constantly evolving and there may be changes that affect your membership, so it’s important to keep up to date with what’s happening.

Bank holiday opening hours

08 Apr 2025

The offices of our scheme administrator, Railpen, will be closed for the UK Bank Holidays in April and May.

That means we will be unable to reply to enquiries about your pension on the following dates:

  • Friday, 18 April - Good Friday
  • Monday, 21 April - Easter Monday
  • Monday, 5 May - Early May bank holiday
  • Monday, 26 May - Spring bank holiday

If you have questions about your benefits during this time, you can find lots of useful information across this website, including:

You can also log in to your myESPS account to check the value of your pension benefits, update certain details and send Railpen a query to be answered when they return.

If you need help logging in, visit the your account page, where you’ll also find guides to completing certain actions online, including updating your details and making or updating nominations.

Railpen will be open as normal on all weekdays outside of the bank holidays. You can find their telephone number and email address on the contact details page.  

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You can find out more about the latest developments affecting your Scheme pension in your member newsletter.