MML

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

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MML electrification can be enabled by Class 810s - East Midlands Railway

Hitachi Class 810 bi-modes boost the case for electrification of the Midland Main Line - EMR

25 Jan

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Testing begins on Midland Main Line electrification

Testing using electric locomotives begins on Midland Main Line

19 Oct

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Hopes rekindled of full Midland Main Line electrification

Government hints at possible electrification of entire Midland Main Line

25 Sept

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EXCLUSIVE: East Midlands Railway HSTs granted a further reprieve

HSTs set to remain in traffic on the Midland Main Line beyond December 31.

24 Jul

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Midland Main Line electrification delayed

COVID-19 affecting work practices and delayed cascade of trains means Corby's electric service will now begin next year

16 Jul

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Rail industry urges a rolling electrification programme

"Now is a critical time for electrification," says group of bodies in letter to Grant Shapps

19 Feb

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ROG to use Class 91s for Midland Main Line electrification testing

Testing of MML electrification north of Bedford expected to start next month

5 Feb

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Cascaded LNER HSTs to plug the gap in East Midlands fleet

Nine HSTs will transfer from LNER to East Midlands Railway to allow the withdrawal of the existing EMR HST fleet

7 Nov

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Government seeks Midland Main Line HST upgrade update

Government expects update on the East Midlands Trains High Speed Trains fleet next month ahead of modification work

26 Mar

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Harpenden MP urges Thameslink frequency improvements

MP criticises cuts in peak-time services and calls for Rail Minister Jo Johnson to explain lack of consultation

2 May

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Government works on resolving MML stock shortage - Minister

Minister says Government is working with operator to solve the shortage of rolling stock on Midland Main Line

3 Apr

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EXCLUSIVE: £50 million price tag on MML HST accessibility modifications

ROSCO reveals cost of modifications to ensure EMT's HST fleet comply with access regulations, but even then they will miss the 2020 deadline

29 Mar

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Withdrawal of HSTs prompts fears of Midland Main Line stock shortfall

Grayling claims bi-modes will be delivered in 'early-2020s', yet HSTs must be withdrawn by the end of next year, leaving a shortfall of sets on MML

5 Mar

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Rail users ‘betrayed’ by EMT inter-city peak-time cuts

Leaders slam decision to withdraw peak-time inter-city services operated by EMT from Bedford and Luton from next May.

20 Dec

An East Midlands Trains Class 222 at Leicester. PETER FOSTER.

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East Midlands Airport: ‘joined-up approach to transport planning’ needed to boost potential

In consultation for next franchise, East Midlands Airport calls for more trains to call at East Midlands Parkway.

6 Nov

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Maynard: wiring must bring benefits

Government will only electrify lines where “it delivers a genuine benefit to passengers”.

25 Oct

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Tensions rise over new East Midlands franchise

Government consultation for next East Midlands rail franchise continues to divide business and community leaders at opposite ends of the Midland Main Line.

23 Oct

EMT 43073 at Nottingham on July 29 2016. More Midland Main Line expresses such as this should call at Luton Airport Parkway according to London Luton Airport's Chief Executive. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Luton Airport Parkway targets faster trains

London Luton Airport Chief Executive calls on East Midlands franchise bidders to quadruple frequency of inter-city trains calling at Luton Airport Parkway.

24 Aug

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Nottinghamshire presses for MML to be prioritised

An “assurance that no approval will be given for the electrification of any additional routes before work has started on the Midland Main Line” is being sought

24 Aug

MML

New Grand Central bid for direct Newcastle-Brighton service submitted

MML electrification can be enabled by Class 810s - East Midlands Railway

Testing begins on Midland Main Line electrification

Hopes rekindled of full Midland Main Line electrification

EXCLUSIVE: East Midlands Railway HSTs granted a further reprieve

Midland Main Line electrification delayed

Rail industry urges a rolling electrification programme

ROG to use Class 91s for Midland Main Line electrification testing

Cascaded LNER HSTs to plug the gap in East Midlands fleet

Government seeks Midland Main Line HST upgrade update

Harpenden MP urges Thameslink frequency improvements

Government works on resolving MML stock shortage - Minister

EXCLUSIVE: £50 million price tag on MML HST accessibility modifications

Withdrawal of HSTs prompts fears of Midland Main Line stock shortfall

Rail users ‘betrayed’ by EMT inter-city peak-time cuts

East Midlands Airport: ‘joined-up approach to transport planning’ needed to boost potential

Maynard: wiring must bring benefits

Tensions rise over new East Midlands franchise

Luton Airport Parkway targets faster trains

Nottinghamshire presses for MML to be prioritised

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

MML

New Grand Central bid for direct Newcastle-Brighton service submitted

MML electrification can be enabled by Class 810s - East Midlands Railway

Testing begins on Midland Main Line electrification

Hopes rekindled of full Midland Main Line electrification

EXCLUSIVE: East Midlands Railway HSTs granted a further reprieve

Midland Main Line electrification delayed

Rail industry urges a rolling electrification programme

ROG to use Class 91s for Midland Main Line electrification testing

Cascaded LNER HSTs to plug the gap in East Midlands fleet

Government seeks Midland Main Line HST upgrade update

Harpenden MP urges Thameslink frequency improvements

Government works on resolving MML stock shortage - Minister

EXCLUSIVE: £50 million price tag on MML HST accessibility modifications

Withdrawal of HSTs prompts fears of Midland Main Line stock shortfall

Rail users ‘betrayed’ by EMT inter-city peak-time cuts

East Midlands Airport: ‘joined-up approach to transport planning’ needed to boost potential

Maynard: wiring must bring benefits

Tensions rise over new East Midlands franchise

Luton Airport Parkway targets faster trains

Nottinghamshire presses for MML to be prioritised

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains