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date 30 September 2015
source East Midlands Trains
type Press release

East Midlands Trains welcomed today’s announcement by the Department for Transport that the Midland Mainline electrification scheme is to be restarted.

Jake Kelly, Managing Director of East Midlands Trains said: “We welcome the news that the Midland Mainline electrification scheme is to be restarted and that work will now recommence.

“Over the next few years, around £13 million will be invested to improve services for our customers as part of our new franchise which will deliver better journeys, discounted fares, an improved compensation system, cleaner trains and stations and new technology. Today’s news about the electrification scheme will provide a further boost to this and will come as great news to our customers, communities and all the stakeholders who understand the importance of this major improvement scheme.

“There remains an urgent need for more capacity, new rolling stock and faster journey times on our network and these are big priorities for our customers and the communities we serve.

“We look forward to working with the Department for Transport and Network Rail to secure these important benefits for our customers.”

ENDS


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East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains, part of the Stagecoach Group, runs fast, frequent trains from and to London St Pancras International and key UK destinations throughout the East Midlands, including Leicester, Derby, Sheffield, Nottingham, Manchester and Liverpool.
East Midlands Trains is currently investing over £40 million to improve stations across its network and every single passenger train within its fleet.
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Stagecoach Group
Stagecoach Group is an international public transport group, with extensive operations in the UK, mainland Europe, the United States and Canada. The Group employs around 39,000 people, and operates around 13,000 buses, coaches, trains and trams.
Stagecoach is one of the UK's biggest bus and coach operators with around 8,500 buses and coaches on a network stretching from south-west England to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Low-cost coach service, megabus.com, operates a network of inter-city services across the UK and mainland Europe.
Stagecoach is a major UK rail operator, running the South West Trains, Island Line and East Midlands Trains networks. It has also partnered with Virgin to run the East Coast and West Coast inter-city rail franchises.
Stagecoach operates the Supertram light rail network in Sheffield.
In North America, Stagecoach operates around 2,400 buses and coaches in the United States and Canada. megabus.com links around 130 key locations in North America. Stagecoach is also involved in operating commuter, transit, contracted, charter, airport shuttle and sightseeing services.

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