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Topic: GNER Continued.... (Read 3527 times)
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An East Lancashire firm has made at least £3million in just over two years after tripling its money on a stake in Grand Central (link below.) http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/03/on_track_for_a_rail_profit.html#moreAt the end of 2004 Fraser Eagle , based in Altham , became the majority shareholder in Grand Central Railway , essentially making the company a train operator. Now it has been revealed that Grand Central has now been taken over in a deal by a group led by two former rail bosses and the chairman of Bolton Wanderers Football Club. |
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Council chiefs have urged the companies bidding to take over the East Coast Mainline to run a direct rail service from North East Lincolnshire to London (link below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/6518037.stmCampaigners said having a link from the capital to Grimsby and Cleethorpes would boost tourism in both directions. |
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« Last Edit: April 10, 2007, 03:55:57 PM by Lee »
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Grand Central intends to launch the service with refurbished 125mph High Speed Trains (HSTs) on 20 May (link below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6548471.stmBut it will replace those trains with the 140mph Chinese "Polaris" fleet in mid-2010 , if its five-year track access contract can be extended. |
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The new rail link between the North East and London has been postponed by several months (link below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6595341.stmGrand Central had planned to operate from Sunderland to Kings Cross from 20 May but an overhaul of second-hand rolling stock is behind schedule. The firm now plans to launch the three-times daily East Coast Mainline service , calling at Teesside and North Yorkshire , in September. |
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From 21 May , GNER will run an extra 11 services on weekdays between Newark North Gate and London (link below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/6668263.stmThere will also be seven extra services on weekdays between Grantham and London , a spokesperson said. In order to run the services , GNER has leased two more trains which will be fitted with new engines. |
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Grand Central, the trains group blamed by GNER for threatening its existence , is on course to launch competing services in September , ten months after it had intended to start up (link below.) http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/05/alternative_rail_provision_gat.html#moreInteresting quote : “When the DfT let the GNER franchise, it was let, pretty well, on the assumption that Grand Central wouldn’t get a path,” George Muir , director-general of the Association of Train Operating Companies , said. |
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The company opening a new direct train link between the North East and London's Kings Cross has started its TV advertising campaign (link below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6992876.stmGrand Central's Sunderland to King's Cross service , using refurbished stock , was first due to begin in late 2006 , but has been delayed twice. Now the firm said the three-journey a day service launch was "imminent" and would begin in the next few weeks. It blamed the conversion of train stock for taking longer than anticipated. Managing director Ian Yeowart said staff were "chomping at the bit" to get the service running. |
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Grand Central's Sunderland to King's Cross service launch date is imminent (link below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7023894.stmGrand Central's managing director Ian Yeowart said that the latest delay had arisen because there had been a national shortage of parts and components during the refit of the carriages. He said: "I know people are frustrated, but I can assure you no-one is more frustrated than me." "We are very, very keen to get it up and running but we don't want to give another formal start date and find that we can't hit it." "The first full train should be up at the Heaton depot by the end of next week and crews are very keen to get hold of it and run it up the East Coast Main Line for final testing." |
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