LNER (Formerly Virgin Trains East Coast & East Coast)
LNER (Formerly Virgin Trains East Coast & East Coast)
Loco is 91111 it will work 1025 Ncle to K Cross returning on 1430 dep from K Cross due Ncle at 1742
(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?
(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?
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.
(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.
(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.
Wires down at Berwick 91129 lost its pantograph cancellations, and delays.
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...
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?
(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.
(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.
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.
(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.
(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.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...enger-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.
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.
This might help people
http://maps.dft.gov.uk/east-coast/
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'.
(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'.
(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'.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
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?
