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Train operator Grand Central has installed new waiting room facilities for passengers at Hartlepool station as part of a £2.6m station investment programme across its network.
The investment is one of a raft of schemes underway at stations along Grand Central’s North East and…
Train operator Grand Central is delighted to announce that the refurbishment of its Adelante trains is now complete.
Thousands of customers across Grand Central’s North East and West Riding routes will benefit from increased comfort and style as the final…
Train operator Grand Central has announced further details of a number of station investment schemes, demonstrating its continued commitment to the communities it serves.
A raft of schemes are now underway at stations along Grand Central’s North East and West Riding routes – part of…
Train operator Grand Central has received approval to operate an additional daily return service from the North East to the capital, bringing its Monday – Saturday services to six in each direction and five on Sundays.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has granted access rights for…
Grand Central has today (24 June) confirmed that its plans to run trains between Blackpool and London from Spring 2020 are firmly on track.
These InterCity services were approved in June 2018 by the Rail Regulator, the Office of Rail and Road. Originally planned as Great North Western…
Grand Central has been named headline sponsor of Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre – York’s award-winning pop-up Shakespearean theatre - for the second year running.
Following its highly successful inaugural season in 2018 which attracted more than 80,000 visitors to York, Shakespeare’s Rose…
If you’re travelling northbound on Grand Central on World Book Day, be sure to pick up a copy of The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit or Topsy and Tim: Go On A Train by Jean Adamson. The rail company is giving away free copies of the beloved rail-themed books as part of the celebration, which…
Transport Trust and the Friends of Hartlepool Station unveiled two Transport Trust Red Wheels at Hartlepool Station yesterday (Wednesday 6 February) in the presence of the Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, Mrs Sue Snowden.
The Red Wheel Scheme was created by the Transport Trust…
Grand Central has once again come out on top for passenger satisfaction and value for money in a national survey of rail users.
Today (29 January) the National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS) results for Autumn 2018 were released by Transport Focus. Grand Central was ranked number one for…