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At York on April 20, Grand Central 180102 has arrived with the 1213 Sunderland-London King’s Cross, while CrossCountry 220018 and 221132 wait with the 1105 Edinburgh-Penzance. STEVE WIDDOWSON.

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More details of Grand Central's Newcastle-Brighton plan as they want to "run in parallel" with CrossCountry services

Open access operator wants to follow CrossCountry's route between Newcastle and Reading.

Grand Central 14 May

Grand Central 180110 passes St Neots (Cambridgeshire) on December 6 2023. The company is seeking additional stops at Peterborough and new paths to Yorkshire locations. ALAMY.

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New Grand Central bid for direct Newcastle-Brighton service submitted

Arriva Group has unveiled plans to introduce the first-ever direct rail service between Newcastle and Brighton, passing through London Gatwick Airport.

Grand Central 25 Apr

An artist's impression of Grand Central's Hitachi tri-mode set. ARRIVA.

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Grand Central announces Hitachi tri-mode order after securing 11-year track access extension

Open access operator announces £300m deal for Hitachi's first UK tri-mode units.

Grand Central 3 Apr

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Grand Central plans new direct Cleethorpes London service

Rail operator Arriva has announced plans to introduce a direct rail service between Cleethorpes, Grimsby, and London.

Open access 21 Mar

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Rail Partners: Trade body that representers passenger owning groups to be wound up

Rail Partners, the trade body that represents groups that own passenger operators, is to be wound up in early 2025.

Rail Partners 15 Nov

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Grand Central promises new train investment in ORR application

Grand Central, an open access train operating company owned by Arriva Group UK, has announced plans to extend its services for the next 15 years.

Grand Central 3 Sept

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UK train operators under new ownership as I Squared buys Arriva

Infrastructure investment company I Squared has bought Arriva Group from German state-owned Deutsche Bahn.

business 5 Jun

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Fares reform tops agenda for exclusive RAIL webinar

Want to know more about the rail industry’s plans to implement fares and ticketing reform?

14 Feb

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Grand Central suspends services

Grand Central to suspend services due to lockdown

3 Nov

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Grand Central to resume services, but Hull Trains remains inactive

Grand Central plans service restart later this month, but there's still no return date for Hull Trains

6 Jul

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Grand Central suspends services as COVID-19 bites

Open access operator suspends existing services and delays Blackpool launch until next year

6 Apr

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Government and CrossCountry work on train capacity plan

Six extra Class 170 vehicles for CrossCountry to boost capacity as Government and Arriva work on longer-term solutions

10 Mar

TransPennine Express carriage, November 2022. ALAMY.

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COVER STORY: Northern to be axed... calls grow for TPE to follow

"The same process under way for Northern should be triggered with TransPennine for its unacceptable performance levels" - Henri Murison

15 Jan

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DfT examines future of Northern franchise

Northern could be stripped of franchise warns Department for Transport

16 Oct

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No changes at Northern - Jones

"Major change could result in significant disruption. We see no reason at this stage to consider making changes to the franchise" - Andrew Jones

22 Jul

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What’s gone wrong with the Railways Pension Scheme?

Stagecoach and Arriva are engaged in legal action against the Government, after being excluded from franchise bids.

TOCs 25 Jun

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Aventra finally enters Barking-Gospel Oak service

Heavily-delayed trains enter traffic with London Overground

28 May

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Gospel Oak-Barking fleet plan remains unclear

With Class 710s not yet ready and Class 172s moving to the Midlands, a decision on introducing Class 378s on Gospel Oak-Barking will be made this week

14 Jan