FirstGroup - Page 2

Lumo 803 001 arrives at Newcastle Central forming the 1525 Edinburgh-King’s Cross on August 6 2022. Lumo is one of three open access operators on the East Coast Main Line. ANTONY GUPPY.

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Rolling stock deadline prompted Grand Union's sale of Carmarthen open access rights to FirstGroup

Open access operator sold its rights from Paddington to South Wales after being told it couldn't use second-hand stock.

Open access 7 Jan

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FirstGroup's half-year results reveal plans for 'operational delivery' for rail

Company presented upbeat set of half-year results to shareholders at end of 2024.

FirstGroup 6 Jan

Lumo train enters Newcastle station. PAUL BIGGS.

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FirstGroup targets the road market with its Lumo Paignton plan

FirstGroup has applied for permission to start six services between Paddington and Paignton via Bristol from 2028

FirstGroup 27 Dec

Comment

Comment: open access, orders and changes on the railway

Our anonymous columnist looks at the wider implications of the open access order that staves off the threat of lay-offs at Hitachi.

Industry views 23 Dec

803003 waits to leave Edinburgh with the 1613 to King’s Cross on a very rainy November 27 2023. PIP DUNN

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FirstGroup orders 14 Hitachi 80x units for Lumo services on Great Western and East Coast Main Lines

FirstGroup's order comes a day after acquisition of Grand Union's Paddington-Carmarthen operation is announced

FirstGroup 6 Dec

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FirstGroup buys Grand Union's Carmarthen-Paddington open access operation and requests new Paignton service

FirstGroup is to run both services under its Lumo brand, with Carmarthen still set to start in 2027

FirstGroup 5 Dec

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Office of Rail and Road inundated with more than 80 track applications

The ORR is shifting through more than 80 track applications after putting out a call for bids earlier this year

Office of Rail and Road 2 Dec

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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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First acquires Stirling-London Grand Union open access operation

FirstGroup has taken over Ian Yeowart’s Stirling-London open access operation, which holds five-year track access rights and is proposed to start in June 2025.

rail 25 Sept

Passengers at York on July 25. JACK BOSKETT.

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FirstGroup calls for a 'Generation Rail' to boost future train travel

First Rail has unveiled ambitious plans to attract a new generation of rail users.

FirstGroup 2 Aug

First Group First Connections advocate network development programme rail sector

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FirstGroup creates new career development network

Advocate network programme introduced to 'support careers as part of a more diverse and inclusive business'.

FirstGroup 30 Jan

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FirstGroup sets sights on Sheffield-London services

New proposals comprise two return journeys a day from London King’s Cross, calling at Retford, Worksop, Woodhouse and Sheffield.

FirstGroup 5 Jan

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Wylde leaves role as Lumo MD

Helen Wylde has stepped down as managing director of Lumo, to take up a post outside the rail industry.

13 Jan

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Turbostar-based HybridFLEX launch

Britain’s first hybrid train was formally launched on July 21

29 Jul

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Hull Trains to suspend services

Hull Trains to suspend services again due to lockdown

3 Nov

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DfT extends GWR Emergency Measures Agreement

Government extends GWR's Emergency Measures Agreement until at least June 2021

2 Sept

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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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Competition laws remain in place

Suspension of competition laws that could help open access operators will not happen says Baroness Vere

14 May

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First of five FirstGroup Class 803s arrives in UK

FirstGroup's London-Edinburgh open access fleet begins to arrive in UK for assembly at Newton Aycliffe

16 Apr

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Direct Award franchise extensions for Southeastern and GWR

Direct Awards for Great Western Railway and Southeastern

30 Mar

FirstGroup - Page 2

Rolling stock deadline prompted Grand Union's sale of Carmarthen open access rights to FirstGroup

FirstGroup's half-year results reveal plans for 'operational delivery' for rail

FirstGroup targets the road market with its Lumo Paignton plan

Comment: open access, orders and changes on the railway

FirstGroup orders 14 Hitachi 80x units for Lumo services on Great Western and East Coast Main Lines

FirstGroup buys Grand Union's Carmarthen-Paddington open access operation and requests new Paignton service

Office of Rail and Road inundated with more than 80 track applications

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

First acquires Stirling-London Grand Union open access operation

FirstGroup calls for a 'Generation Rail' to boost future train travel

FirstGroup creates new career development network

FirstGroup sets sights on Sheffield-London services