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RE: East Coast - Coppercap40 - 12 Oct 2014
Loco is 91111 it will work 1025 Ncle to K Cross returning on 1430 dep from K Cross due Ncle at 1742
RE: East Coast - JoshP - 12 Oct 2014
Waiting at Durham station today waiting for my train, and after an East Coast sped through I was puzzled to see about 5 minutes later, a Grand Central speed through Durham too, heading southbound..... Diversion?
RE: East Coast - alibill_36 - 13 Oct 2014
(12 Oct 2014, 8:24 pm)JoshP Waiting at Durham station today waiting for my train, and after an East Coast sped through I was puzzled to see about 5 minutes later, a Grand Central speed through Durham too, heading southbound..... Diversion?
1A61 on Sunday was caped between Sunderland and Northallerton maybe the one you seen at Durham.
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/Y39953/2014/10/12/advanced
RE: East Coast - Andreos1 - 14 Oct 2014
https://www.flickr.com/photos/47309173@N06/15347992358/
91111 and the schedule for the rest of the day: 1025 Newcastle-KGX, 1408 KGX-Newark, 1552 Newark-KGX and 1803 KGX-Skipton.
East Coast - R852 PRG - 14 Oct 2014
(14 Oct 2014, 1:05 pm)Andreos1 https://www.flickr.com/photos/47309173@N06/15347992358/
91111 and the schedule for the rest of the day: 1025 Newcastle-KGX, 1408 KGX-Newark, 1552 Newark-KGX and 1803 KGX-Skipton.
Looks fantastic! Certainly won't have to worry about not seeing it
RE: East Coast - Coppercap40 - 17 Oct 2014
Wires down at Berwick 91129 lost its pantograph cancellations, and delays.
RE: East Coast - Andreos1 - 13 Nov 2014
Forgot to mention, that the East Coast reward programme is changing.
They sent an email out the other day, stating the majority of rewards will now need a greater number of points from January.
Just as I approach the required number of points for another 1st Class Return too...
RE: East Coast - Andreos1 - 18 Nov 2014
Was at Durham collecting tickets earlier today and noticed East Coast have luggage labels near the ticket machines on the southbound platform.
It seems several stations have colour coded tags.
Never noticed these ever, but guessing they aren't brand new.
Anyone have any ideas or further info?
Re: East Coast - Adrian - 27 Nov 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30222458
Best of a bad bunch? Utter disgrace non the less.
RE: East Coast - Michael - 27 Nov 2014
(27 Nov 2014, 7:59 am)aureolin http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30222458
Best of a bad bunch? Utter disgrace non the less.
According to Sky news: http://news.sky.com/story/1381265/east-coast-rail-winner-makes-service-pledge
The Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin told Sky News the deal would provide the Treasury with more funds, at £3.3bn over the eight year contract, while there would be a series of benefits for passengers, including:
:: 23 new services from London to key destinations, with 75 more station calls a day.
:: Plans for direct links to Huddersfield, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Dewsbury and Thornaby.
:: Proposals for more trains to London from Bradford, Edinburgh, Harrogate, Leeds, Lincoln, Newcastle, Shipley, Stirling and York.
:: An additional 3,100 extra seats for the morning peak time by 2020.
:: A 12,200 or 50% increase in seats across the entire train fleet.
:: There would be 65 state-of-the-art Intercity Express trains brought into passenger service from 2018, totalling 500 new carriages.
:: Journey times from London to Leeds reduced by 14 minutes, and from London to Edinburgh by 13 minutes.
:: A £140m investment package to improve trains and stations.
RE: East Coast - Kuyoyo - 27 Nov 2014
Sunderland's service is starting next May - a one a day extension of a Newcastle train, doubling to 2 a day in May 2019 both HST-operated until May 2020 when the IEP replace them.
Middlesbrough and Thornaby are served from May 2020 with trains reversing at Darlington - 7 southbound and 6 northbound trains a day operated by IEPs from day 1.
RE: East Coast - Michael - 27 Nov 2014
(27 Nov 2014, 9:28 am)Kuyoyo Sunderland's service is starting next May - a one a day extension of a Newcastle train, doubling to 2 a day in May 2019 both HST-operated until May 2020 when the IEP replace them.
Middlesbrough and Thornaby are served from May 2020 with trains reversing at Darlington - 7 southbound and 6 northbound trains a day operated by IEPs from day 1.
Cheers for the info =)
I think we need more trains to London from the North East
RE: East Coast - Andreos1 - 27 Nov 2014
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-subsidy-per-passenger-mile
Interesting figures, that show exactly how much the Government are paying to support the privatised rail network.
I can't imagine the furore that will errupt, if/when the ECML changes to a negative outlook, rather than the positive it is now.
It is worth pointing out, that the new trains were coming regardless of who was running the ECML.
RE: East Coast - markydh - 27 Nov 2014
Also within the "North East to benefit" news item on the Stagecoach Group website is the news that frequency between Newcastle and London will increase to 3 trains an hour (though no date is given for this). IEP starts to be introduced from 2018 so I'm guessing then, with existing stock remaining in service until there are enough IEP sets to run the extra services.
RE: East Coast - Kuyoyo - 27 Nov 2014
This might help people
http://maps.dft.gov.uk/east-coast/
RE: East Coast - R852 PRG - 14 Dec 2014
Not sure if it's been mentioned, or in one of the links, but I hear the new operating name will be 'Virgin Trains East Coast'.
RE: East Coast - citaro5284 - 14 Dec 2014
(14 Dec 2014, 4:45 pm)MarcTheA4 Not sure if it's been mentioned, or in one of the links, but I hear the new operating name will be 'Virgin Trains East Coast'.
That is right, the company is called Inter City Railways, but will be trading as Virgin Trains East Coast, however unlike the West Coast, Stagecoach hold a 90% stake and Virgin 10%, whilst on the West Coast, that one is 49% owned by Stagecoach and 51% owned by Virgin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Trains_East_Coast
East Coast - R852 PRG - 14 Dec 2014
(14 Dec 2014, 5:25 pm)citaro5284 That is right, the company is called Inter City Railways, but will be trading as Virgin Trains East Coast, however unlike the West Coast, Stagecoach hold a 90% stake and Virgin 10%, whilst on the West Coast, that one is 49% owned by Stagecoach and 51% owned by Virgin.
Personally, I'd love to see them revive the InterCity125 livery on the 43 sets and the InterCity225 livery on the 91/82 sets.
RE: East Coast - citaro5284 - 14 Dec 2014
(14 Dec 2014, 5:26 pm)MarcTheA4 Personally, I'd love to see them revive the InterCity125 livery on the 43 sets and the InterCity225 livery on the 91/82 sets.
Nah....we want something modern, not going back to the days of British Rail
RE: East Coast - Andreos1 - 14 Dec 2014
Has anything ever been said or brought up, with regard to the competition aspect of this deal?
Obviously both railways between London and Scotland are now to be operated by the same group.
As well as that, you have the frequent Megabus offering between Scotland & London. Not forgetting Virgin flying between Edinburgh and London.
Are BA, Easyjet and National Express the only alternatives?