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Open access - Page 6

Virgin Trains East Coast 43239 climbs under the North London Line at Belle Isle, north London, on March 30, with the 1606 King’s Cross-Leeds, passing Grand Central 43465 trailing the 1228 Sunderland-King’s Cross. GC is one of two open access operators on the East Coast Main Line. ANTONY GUPPY.

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Alliance Rail accuses DfT of blackmail over East Coast

Alliance Rail has accused DfT of blackmailing ORR by threatening to withdraw funding for ECML upgrades if it allows more open access services to run.

11 Apr

Hull Trains 180111 races through Peterborough on July 6. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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New trains for Hull Trains

Five bi-mode trains will enter traffic with First Hull Trains from 2020.

23 Mar

VTEC 43319 at Hambleton. LES NIXON.

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Virgin and Stagecoach seek end of inter-city franchising

Virgin and Stagecoach want inter-city franchises replaced by a licensing model, to increase competition and replace “confused and damaging” open access system.

23 Oct

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ORR approves Blackpool open access trains

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has approved Great North Western Railway’s (GNWR’s) bid to operate open access services between Blackpool and London

18 Aug

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Alliance reveals London-Edinburgh ECML plans

Hourly London-Newcastle-Edinburgh service with a journey time of 3 hours 43 minutes would begin within 36 months if approved.

3 Jun

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Hull Trains launches first on board real-time passenger information system

Very first real-time passenger information system has been installed on a passenger train

20 Mar

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Regulator rejects Alliance’s WCML open access application

Alliance Rail’s bid to run on West Coast Main Line rejected by Office of Rail Regulation

12 Jan

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