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RAILNEWS

8 April 2015
Alliance and Grand Central make fresh bid for Blackpool

Railnews report

7 August 2015
Green light for open access to Blackpool

Railnews report

20 September 2015
Birmingham New Street opens its doors

Railnews report

19 November 2015
Royal opening for Birmingham New Street

Railnews report

14 December 2015
New stations and routes mark timetable changes

Railnews report

8 March 2016
Competition authority calls for more open access

Railnews report

29 March 2016
Railways' rate of improvement is 'unacceptably slow'

Railnews report

12 May 2016
Revenue threat on East Coast Main Line

Railnews report

23 November 2016
Funding for East West rail and Digital Railway

Railnews report

24 January 2017
Timetables a 'work of fiction' says Transport Focus

Railnews report

5 July 2017
Industry eases Advance purchase rules

Railnews report

4 December 2017
City celebrates Virgin East Coast exit

Railnews report

4 October 2018
Going up: passenger figures start to rise again

Railnews report

14 January 2019
DB may sell Arriva to plug E4bn funding gap

Railnews report

21 February 2019
Performance is still falling back

Railnews report

8 April 2019
Open access operators near top of complaints list

Railnews report

17 June 2019
17 June: news in brief

Railnews report

25 June 2019
25 June: news in brief

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25 July 2019
Hot weather disrupts services and triggers warning

Railnews report

8 October 2019
8 October: news in brief

Railnews report

1 April 2020
1 April: news in brief

Railnews report

3 April 2020
Grand Central axes all services for at least two months

Railnews report

3 April 2020
Grand Central expected to withdraw services

Railnews report

6 April 2020
Monday essay: can competition work?

Railnews report

6 May 2020
6 May: news in brief

Railnews report

21 May 2020
21 May: news in brief

Railnews report

4 June 2020
Rail passenger numbers fell ‘dramatically’ in March, says ORR

Railnews report

1 July 2020
Open access operator Grand Central announces ‘measured’ restart

Railnews report

3 July 2020
Open access comes out on top in National Rail survey

Railnews report

17 August 2020
Hull Trains to restart this week

Railnews report

3 November 2020
Open access services cancelled again

Railnews report

4 December 2020
Regulator praises Network Rail, but sounds warning over future planning

Railnews report

6 January 2021
Open access operators cancel services for third time

Railnews report

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310 Operators: Grand Central


320 Stations: Birmingham New Street


320 Stations: Bradford Interchange


320 Stations: London King’s Cross since 2013

Press release
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions ::: 1 December 1999
Prescott publishes Transport Bill
1999-12-01 DET-001

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Hull Trains ::: 12 September 2000
Launch of new Hull Trains service - special preview train arranged for invited guests and the media on Tuesday 12 Sept
2000-09-12 HUL-001

Press release
Network Rail ::: 4 December 2002
Network Rail completes public member selection process
2002-12-04 NET-001

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Grand Central ::: 15 October 2003
In summary
2003-10-15 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 18 December 2003
Passenger groups welcome Grand Central’s new cross-Pennine services
2003-12-18 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 2 February 2004
New service promises more trains & cheaper fares
2004-02-02 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 13 February 2004
Rail Regulator includes provisions for Grand Central's planned services in new Trans-Pennine track access contract
2004-02-13 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 4 March 2004
Rail Regulator publishes Grand Central’s response to the comments of other rail industry parties on the proposal for a new passenger service between Newcastle and Preston
2004-03-04 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 5 March 2004
Rail Regulator calls a hearing to invite final submissions on Grand Central’s proposals for a new cross-Pennine passenger service
2004-03-05 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 12 March 2004
Rail Regulator publishes Statutory Notice of intention to grant an Operator's Licence to Grand Central
2004-03-12 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 4 March 2004
Rail Regulator publishes Grand Central’s response to the comments of other rail industry parties on the proposal for a new passenger service between Newcastle and Preston
2004-03-14 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 24 March 2004
Wakefield MP backs Grand Central plans
2004-03-24 GCR-001

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Grand Central ::: 21 April 2004
Hearing at the Office of the Rail Regulator
2004-04-21 GCR-001

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Office of Rail Regulation ::: 18 June 2004
Rail Regulator announces decision on Grand Central track access application
2004-06-18 ORR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 21 June 2004
Decision by Office of the Rail Regulator
2004-06-21 GCR-001

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Office of Rail Regulation ::: 27 October 2004
New service proposals to introduce high speed trains from Sunderland and the Durham coast to London and improved Cross-Pennine services for the Calder Valley
2004-10-27 GCR-001

Press release
GB Railfreight ::: 26 November 2004 14:43
GB Railfreight gets the mail moving by rail again
2004-11-26 GBR-001

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Office of Rail Regulation ::: 27 January 2006
New intercity services proposed for Sunderland and Teesside
2006-01-27 ORR-001

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Wrexham & Shropshire ::: 31 January 2006
The Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway proposes new train services to link North Wales, Shropshire and London
2006-01-31 WRE-001

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 21 March 2006
[Northern Rail franchise review]
2006-03-21 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 21 March 2006
RMT welcomes reprieve for Northern Rail services
2006-03-21 RMT-001

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Grand Central ::: 23 March 2006
Grand Central Railway Company
2006-03-23 GCR-001

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GNER ::: 23 March 2006
Statement on rejection of extra services
2006-03-23 GNE-001

Press release
Office of Rail Regulation ::: 23 March 2006
ORR announces decision on additional services between London and Yorkshire and the North East
2006-03-23 ORR-001

Statement
Office of Rail Regulation ::: 23 March 2006
Office of Rail Regulation’s decision on applications for Track Access Rights necessary to operate additional passenger services on the East Coast Main Line
2006-03-23 ORR-002

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Fraser Eagle Group ::: 27 March 2006
Fraser Eagle backs Grand Central on East Coast Mainline
2006-03-27 FRA-001

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GNER ::: 22 May 2006
GNER takes Office of Rail Regulation to court
2006-05-22 GNE-001

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Grand Central/Fraser Eagle Group ::: 8 June 2006
Grand Central targets early-December start date
2006-06-08 GCR-001

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GNER ::: 12 June 2006
High Court confirms Judicial Review for July
2006-06-12 GNE-001

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Grand Central ::: 27 July 2006
Judicial Review rejects GNER claim against the Office of Rail Regulation
2006-07-27 GCR-001

Press release
GNER ::: 27 July 2006
GNER disappointed by ruling in Judicial Review against the Office of Rail Regulation
2006-07-27 GNE-001

Press release
Sea Containers ::: 27 July 2006
GNER disappointed by ruling in Judicial Review against the Office of Rail Regulation
2006-07-27 SEC-001

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Wrexham & Shropshire ::: 11 October 2006
Wrexham & Shropshire runs first train
2006-10-11 WRE-001

Press release
Wrexham & Shropshire ::: 21 November 2006
Wrexham and Shropshire welcomes announcement by Welsh Assembly Government on investment in facilities at Wrexham General station
2006-11-21 WRE-001

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Wrexham & Shropshire ::: 4 December 2006
Application to Office of Rail Regulation
2006-12-04 WRE-001

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Sea Containers ::: 15 December 2006
GNER enters into new management agreement with Department for Transport to operate Intercity East Coast Mainline
2006-12-15 SEC-001

Press release
GNER ::: 14 August 2007
New East Coast rail franchise: GNER statement
2007-08-14 GNE-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 18 December 2008
Grand Central - the first 365 days!
2008-12-18 GCR-001

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Grand Central ::: 31 March 2009
New trains for new services
2009-03-31 GCR-001

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HS1 Ltd ::: 17 July 2009
St Pancras International confirmed as London's safest station
2009-07-17 HS1-001

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Grand Central ::: 8 August 2009
New ‘West Riding’ service
2009-08-15 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 21 August 2009
Grand Central Signs up 3 additional trains for new 'West Riding' Service
2009-08-21 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 5 January 2010
Mad Hatter Tea on track for success with railway contract
2010-01-05 GCR-001

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Grand Central ::: 2 March 2010
Angel Trains in HST lease-back deal with Grand Central
2010-03-02 GCR-001

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Grand Central ::: 30 April 2010
Direct London trains restored to Halifax after 32 years
2010-04-30 GCR-001

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Grand Central ::: 30 April 2010
Bradford gets three new London trains from 23 May
2010-04-30 GCR-002

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Grand Central ::: 3 May 2010
Direct London trains restored to Wakefield Kirkgate after 32 years
2010-05-03 GCR-001

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Alliance Rail ::: 12 August 2010
Development team assembled
2010-08-12 ALL-001

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Grand Central ::: 2 March 2011
Grand Central surprised and disappointed by ORR announcement
2011-03-02 GCR-001

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Office of Rail Regulation ::: 2 March 2011
Regulator announces conclusions on future track access rights for the West Coast Main Line
2011-03-02 ORR-001

Press release
Arriva plc ::: 4 November 2011
Arriva acquires open access operator Grand Central Railway
2011-11-04 ARR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 4 November 2011
Arriva acquires open access operator Grand Central Railway
2011-11-04 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 9 December 2011
Next stop - Mirfield!
2011-12-09 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 9 December 2011
Mirfield gets direct rail services to and from London
2011-12-09 GCR-002

Press release
Network Rail ::: 12 April 2012
National train performance for Period 13 is 93.4%
2012-04-12 NET-001

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Grand Central ::: 24 October 2012
Extra daily train service to and from London Kings Cross from December
2012-10-24 GCR-001

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Grand Central ::: 8 August 2013
Grand Central seeks rail contract extension
2013-08-08 GCR-001

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Grand Central ::: 26 September 2013
Grand Central on track to deliver extra service in Yorkshire
2013-09-26 GCR-001

Press release
Rail Delivery Group ::: 17 December 2013
Rail industry works together to deliver better services with new winter/sping timetable
2013-12-17 RDG-002

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Alliance Rail ::: 14 June 2014
Blackpool to London and Huddersfield to London direct rail services move a step closer
2014-06-14 ALL-001

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Grand Central ::: 5 August 2014
10 year contract extension
2014-08-05 GCR-001

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Grand Central ::: 6 October 2014
£7.8m investments are just the ticket
2014-10-06 GCR-001

Press release
Alliance Rail ::: 7 January 2015
Office of Rail Regulation rejects competition on the West Coast Main Line
2015-01-07 ALL-001

Press release
Alliance Rail ::: 2 April 2015
New direct rail services proposed between Blackpool and London
2015-04-02 ALL-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 21 May 2015
Rail strike, May 2015
2015-05-21 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 28 May 2015
Rail strike, June 2015
2015-05-28 DfT-003

Press release
Alliance Rail ::: 7 August 2015
New direct rail services between Blackpool and London
2015-08-07 ALL-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 18 September 2015
Transport Secretary hails Birmingham New Street station transformation
2015-09-18 DfT-001

Speech (full)
Department for Transport ::: 18 September 2015
Transforming the rail passenger experience
2015-09-18 DfT-002

Press release
Network Rail ::: 20 September 2015
Birmingham New Street station opens to passengers
2015-09-20 NET-001

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Competition and Markets Authority ::: 8 March 2016
CMA signals route for greater rail competition
2016-03-08 CMA-001

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Alliance Rail Holdings ::: 12 May 2016
ORR turns down GNER’s long standing applications for new services
2016-05-12 ALL-001

Press release
Rail Delivery Group ::: 28 June 2016
Evolution in live train information will benefit passengers
2016-06-28 RDG-001

Press release
Rail Delivery Group ::: 29 June 2016
Railway central to Somme offensive: new exhibition highlights rail’s decisive role during World War I’s deadliest battle
2016-06-29 RDG-001

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Competition and Markets Authority ::: 9 September 2016
CMA concerned about rail franchise’s impact on some local fares
2016-09-09 CMA-001

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Labour Party ::: 15 November 2016
This is just another example of Government dithering and delaying on a key infrastructure decision - McDonald
2016-11-15 LAB-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 1 Sep 2017
Midland Metro extension gets £59.8 million green light from government
2017-09-01 DfT-001

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Office of Rail and Road ::: 3 December 2018
The future for open access
2018-12-03 ORR-001

Press release
West Midlands Combined Authority ::: 7 October 2019
West Midlands Metro orders 21 new trams for rapidly expanding network
2019-10-07 WMC-001

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Rail Delivery Group ::: 30 November 2019
Rail fares for 2020 published – fares held below inflation for third year running as record investment continues
2019-11-30 RDG-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 27 February 2020
Grand Central announces traincrew hub in Blackpool
2020-02-27 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 3 April 2020
Grand Central announces temporary suspension of train services during COVID-19 restrictions
2020-04-03 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 3 April 2020
Grand Central extends temporary suspension of train services during COVID-19 restrictions
2020-05-20 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 30 June 2020
Light at end of lockdown tunnel as Grand Central offers tickets for summer return
2020-06-30 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 24 July 2020
Extra passenger services announced as Grand Central readies for weekend relaunch
2020-07-24 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 10 September 2020
Grand Central’s planned Blackpool to London route falls victim to COVID-19
2020-09-10 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 3 November 2020
Statement from Richard McClean, Managing Director, Grand Central
2020-11-03 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 3 November 2020
Statement from Richard McClean, Managing Director, Grand Central
2020-11-03 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 3 December 2020
Grand Central celebrates December return and urges passengers to reserve festive travel now
2020-12-03 GCR-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 5 January 2021
Grand Central to suspend train services until March 1
2021-01-05 GCR-001

Press release
Arriva Group ::: 3 December 2021
Arriva Group awarded National Rail Contract for Chiltern
2021-12-03 ARR-001

Press release
Rail Partners ::: 8 August 2024
Rail Partners launches campaign to protect Ukrainian rail workers
2024-08-08 RPA-001

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