Topic: Northern (operator)

New landmark for UK’s publicly-owned train operator

Instead of launching the announced public private partnership on the East Coast Main Line, UK’s government has acted otherwise. It extended the Direct Award for London North Eastern Railway (LNER), a publicly-owned train operator, for...Read more

29-06-2020|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Second public-sector train operator in Britain

In less than two years after the InterCity East Coast franchise has been taken over by the UK government, a similar story did happen again on another regional network. This time the Department for Transport...Read more

02-03-2020|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Arriva loses franchise in Northern England

Arriva UK Trains will lose the rail franchise in Northern England five years ahead of schedule. The UK government will take Northern, the troubled train operator, under its control from 1 March 2020 instead of...Read more

29-01-2020|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Magic circle of rail franchise in UK

It’s a month since the UK’s newborn and veteran train operators have declared their inspiring plans for the future. Some companies even managed to report fewer quick wins. On the other hand, at least six...Read more

15-01-2020|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Bi-mode trains become more popular in UK

More and more Britain’s railway operators are including bi-mode electro-diesel trains into their fleets. Only this year three companies entered service this type of rolling stock on their routes. The fourth one is getting closer...Read more

11-12-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko