East Coast train line back under public control
East Coast train line back under public control
24 June 2018
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The route will now be known as the London North Eastern Railway (LNER), a name last used in the 1940s
Rail services on the East Coast Main Line are back under government control, following the failure of the franchise.Stagecoach and Virgin Trains, which had a 90% and 10% stake in the venture respectively, handed over control on Sunday after running it since 2015.The Department for Transport will run the service until a new public-private partnership can be appointed in 2020.The London to Edinburgh line connects London King's Cross to stations in the north and Scotland.The route - which services stations including York, Leeds, Newcastle, Aberdeen and Inverness - will now be known as the London North Eastern Railway (LNER), a name last used in the 1940s.
The first LNER train will be the 07:54 BST departure from Newcastle to London King's Cross on Sunday.State takeover for f…
24 June 2018
Image copyright
PA
Image caption
The route will now be known as the London North Eastern Railway (LNER), a name last used in the 1940s
Rail services on the East Coast Main Line are back under government control, following the failure of the franchise.Stagecoach and Virgin Trains, which had a 90% and 10% stake in the venture respectively, handed over control on Sunday after running it since 2015.The Department for Transport will run the service until a new public-private partnership can be appointed in 2020.The London to Edinburgh line connects London King's Cross to stations in the north and Scotland.The route - which services stations including York, Leeds, Newcastle, Aberdeen and Inverness - will now be known as the London North Eastern Railway (LNER), a name last used in the 1940s.
The first LNER train will be the 07:54 BST departure from Newcastle to London King's Cross on Sunday.State takeover for f…