Network Rail says it cannot support Hull Trains’ bid to serve Sheffield, nor LNER’s plans to increase services between King’s Cross and Leeds.
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Hull Trains has revealed an indicative timetable for its proposed new service between Sheffield and London King’s Cross.
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Network Rail, Department for Transport and train operators have approved the East Coast main line timetable for 2025.
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Specific feedback is being submitted to ORR after a wider letter about ECML was sent to the regulator.
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KHomerMMTP - 28/04/2025 07:42
Does LNER really run "12 trains every two hours" between Leeds and London? Surely a drafting error...
Derek Amitri - 28/04/2025 12:23
Spare 22x units should be dedicated by GBR decree to strengthening Cross Country services, to tackle the gross and chronic overcrowding on this service, not lavished on OA operators.
Bruciebonus - 28/04/2025 13:50
So much for bridging the North South devide.Very poor service to London for a city as large as Sheffield and the local towns that are desperate for a link to London
Bean - 28/04/2025 13:56
I think that should capacity be an issue, the East Midlands line to St Pancras would benefit rather than ECML
Adamedwards17 - 30/04/2025 19:39
Grand Central will be sharing paths by joining Bradford and planned Cleethorpes trains at Doncaster, so Hull Trains could do the same, with 10 cars splitting at Doncaster and the rear 5 going to Sheffield via Rotherham. Might this be easier than the planned route via Retford? (I appreciate this misses out Worksop, but much easier to do than splitting and joining at Retford.)