East Midlands Trains
It has been suggested that East Midlands Franchise be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since June 2007. |
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Franchise(s) | East Midlands 11th November 2007 – 31st March 2015 |
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Main Region(s) | East Midlands |
Other Region(s) | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Fleet size | Unknown |
Stations called at | Unknown |
Parent company | Stagecoach Group |
Stagecoach Midland Rail is a train operating company that will operate railway services in England. The Department for Transport announced on 22 June 2007 that Stagecoach Midland Rail Limited (a subsidiary of Stagecoach Group plc) had been awarded the contract to run the new East Midlands Franchise from 11 November 2007, defeating rival bids from Arriva, First, and current incumbent National Express Group. [1]
Stagecoach have not yet announced the brand name under which they will operate the services, but the BBC have reported that the company will do business as ‘East Midlands Trains’.[2]
Routes
The new franchise will be responsible for the existing Midland Mainline services, together with the eastern side of existing Central Trains routes.
Former Midland Mainline routes
- London St Pancras– Sheffield (fast)
- London St Pancras – Nottingham (both fast and stopping)
- London St Pancras – Derby (stopping)
Former Central Trains routes
- Matlock – Derby (to be extended to Nottingham)
- Crewe – Derby
- Nottingham – Skegness
- Leicester – Lincoln (incorporating ‘Ivanhoe’ services)
- Worksop – Nottingham (Robin Hood Line)
- Grimsby – Newark-on-Trent (with some services extended to Cleethorpes)
- Doncaster – Lincoln – Peterborough
- Liverpool – Norwich (currently branded as Central Citylink)
New routes
- Lincoln – London St Pancras (via Nottingham, one out at 0710 and return at 1830. It is unknown whether this will run in the path of existing services between Lincoln and Nottingham, or whether it will be in addition) [3]
- London – Kettering (stopping service, which could be extended to Corby depending on the funding of a new station)
Proposed timetable
The Department for Transport in their franchise specification gave an indication as to the planned timetable. This mainly related to former Midland Mainline services operating to and from St. Pancras.
- London St Pancras – Kettering. This train would run as a dedicated commuter/short distance service and in the future extend to Corby station.
- London St Pancras – Derby.
- London St Pancras – Nottingham
- London St Pancras – Sheffield (as it currently does with faster timings).
- London St Pancras – Nottingham (semi-fast service as it does now).
The proposed split of services at Leicester will no longer happen.
Enhancements
Any enhanced services run as part of East Midlands will be at the discretion of the winning bidder.
- London – Lincoln
- Matlock – Nottingham
- Journey time saving on London – Sheffield services of 12 minutes
- Five off-peak departures from London St Pancras per hour.
Rolling stock
Stagecoach Midland Rail will inherit Midland Mainline’s InterCity 125 (HST) and Class 222 Meridian diesel-electric high-speed trains, along with some of the Sprinter diesel units (classes 150/153/156/158) currently operated by Central Trains. They will not be using any of Central’s Class 170 Turbostar units, as these are being allocated to London Midland and the new Cross Country franchise.
Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Routes to operate | Built | |
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Class 43 High Speed Train | diesel-electric locomotive | 125 | 200 | 34 | Midland Main Line | 1976 – 1982 | |
Class 153 Super Sprinter | File:153383 at Coventry 1-Sept-2005.jpg | diesel multiple unit | 75 | 120 | 1987 – 1988 | ||
Class 156 Super Sprinter | diesel multiple unit | 75 | 120 | 1987 – 1989 | |||
Class 158 Express Sprinter | diesel multiple unit | 90 | 145 | 1989 – 1992 | |||
Class 222 Meridian | File:222 passing through Loughborough.jpg | diesel-electric multiple unit | 125 | 200 | 23 | Midland Main Line | 2003 |
Mk.3 Coach | Passenger Rolling stock | 125 | 200 | Midland Main Line | 1975 - 1988 |
References
- ^ "Department for Transport announces winner of East Midlands franchise". Department for Transport. June 22 2007.
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See also
External links
- Stagecoach Bid Website
- Government News Network
- Department for Transport Stock Market Statement for East Midlands Franchise