First Group acquires South Wales - London train service Grand Union has announced that its Carmarthen to London Paddington service has been acquired by First Group PLC. It is expected that First will place an order for new rolling stock in due course and e...

First Group have taken over the remainder of Grand Union. New trains to begin Carmarthen to Paddington services in December 2027.

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First acquires Stirling access rights Euston-Stirling access rights acquired by First; GU continues work on Paddington-Carmarthen service

www.modernrailways.com/article/firs... #UKRail #GrandUnionTrains (27-9-2024) FirstGroup has purchased the company Grand Union Trains established to operate a new open access service between London Euston and Stirling, for which it received track access approval earlier this year.

ORR: Open access services given green light between London and Stirling | Office of Rail and Road The latest access decision by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) provides more services for rail passengers travelling between London and central Scotland.

www.orr.gov.uk/search-news/... #UKRail #GrandUnionTrains (7-3-2024) ORR has today given the go-ahead for Grand Union Trains, an open access operator, to start a new train service between London and the city of Stirling, from June 2025.

Grand Union revises Stirling plan to use ‘22Xs’ DEMUs to be refreshed and refurbished for Euston-Stirling operation

www.modernrailways.com/article/gran... #UKRail #GrandUnionTrains (22-9-2023) Grand Union Trains has revised its application for a London to Stirling service via the West Coast main line, with off-lease ‘22x’ rolling stock now proposed with a new start date of June 2025.

Renfe rompe con Grand Union y se frustra su intento de irrumpir en el mercado británico La compañía pública de transporte ferroviario, Renfe, rompe con su socio Grand Union Trains (GUT) en su intento de irrumpir por primera vez en el mercado

theobjective.com/economia/202... #UKRail #GrandUnionTrains (23-9-2023) Hace unos meses se interrumpieron los contactos. Desde Renfe han pasado página y fuentes de la compañía aseguran que «ya está prestando atención a cualquier otra oportunidad que pueda surgir en Reino Unido».

Tensión entre Renfe y Grand Union: en jaque el primer contrato del ente público en Reino Unido El pasado mes de septiembre, la compañía pública de transporte ferroviario, Renfe, anunció que valoraba presentarse como socio estratégico de la británica

theobjective.com/economia/202... #UKRail #GrandUnionTrains (4-4-2023) Fuentes cercanas a la operación relatan que para que Renfe participase en la operación era necesario que depositara una cantidad específica de dinero, y que lo haría a través de Serena Partners. Pero este no ha llegado...

Regulator approves new Grand Union train service from Carmarthen to London Paddington | Office of Rail and Road The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has opened up the Great Western Main Line to competition and enabled a significant increase in rail services between London and South Wales.

www.orr.gov.uk/search-news/... #UKRail #GrandUnionTrains (1-12-2022) The rail regulator has approved the introduction of new train services between London, Cardiff and South West Wales from the end of 2024. Grand Union has committed to significant investment in new trains.

Renfe se plantea entrar en Reino Unido con una línea entre Londres y Gales Valora presentarse con la española Serena Industrial Partners como socio del promotor Grand Union Trains

cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/20... #UKRail #GrandUnionTrains (30-9-2022) El proyecto está en revisión por el regulador ORR y Renfe apunta que aportaría su experiencia en la gestión de servicios de altas prestaciones en un entorno liberalizado. Contaría con el apoyo de Serena Industrial Partners

London – Stirling open access train service approved UK: The Office of Rail & Road has given the go-ahead for Grand Union Trains to launch an open access passenger service between London and Stirling. Access rights have been approved from June 2025 ...

www.railwaygazette.com/uk/london-st... #UKRail #GrandUnionTrains The services would compete with public service contract operator Avanti West Coast, and to a lesser extent with Caledonian Sleeper, TransPennine Express, ScotRail and West Midlands Trains’ London Northwestern Railway business unit.

Grand Union Trains gets the green light for services - Economy Class & Beyond It seems a new train operator will soon be operating trains on the West Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom – with Grand Union Trains getting the green light. The start of a new service to London – ...

Grand Union Trains gets the green light for services - Economy Class & Beyond

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