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Shares in Scottish transport giant FirstGroup have risen four per cent after the company said its rail and bus operations performed better than expected in the first half despite the challenges posed by the surge in inflation.
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More people went on London North Eastern Railway, East Midlands, Grand Central and Hull Trains in January to March this year than the same period four years ago.
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Hull Trains has been named Best in Class at a national awards ceremony to recognise the most reliable fleets in the railway industry. The Hitachi built and maintained (Class 802s) Paragon fleet won the award due to the high levels of reliability achieved across 2022.

The Golden Spanner awards, organised by trade publication Modern Railways, celebrate the best of rolling stock maintenance and practices, paying tribute to those companies making the greatest strides in train reliability on behalf of passengers.
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FirstGroup, the Scottish transport heavyweight, said it was delivering a resilient performance in the face of a challenging political, economic and industrial relations environment.
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Thousands of rail passengers impacted by an IT error will be reimbursed for the inconvenience they experienced when attempting to claim compensation for a delayed journey. FirstGroup, which runs Avanti West Coast, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway and TransPennine Express and open-access operators Hull Trains and Lumo, self-reported the issue to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) after a recent audit identified the issue. When a passenger submits a Delay Repay claim to the wrong train company, the claim should be redirected to the appropriate train company for processing.
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Open access operator Hull Trains returns from third hibernation.
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Following the governments February 22 announcement of a proposed timeline for easing coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England, open access operators Grand Central and Hull Trains have confirmed that they are to remain in 'hibernation' for the time being.
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East Yorkshire to London open access operator Hull Trains is to temporarily suspend all services from 00.01 on January 9, following the Government's announcement of a third coronavirus lockdown in England.
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Due to the latest Covid lockdown in England, Hull Trains will be temporarily suspending all train services from 00:01 Thursday 5 November 2020. This will be the second time the operators direct rail services between Hull and London have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the national lockdowns implemented the government this week.
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The coronavirus lockdown could put the UK's smallest rail operator out of business, MPs have said.
Conservative MP David Davis and Labour's Diana Johnson have written to the Department for Transport (DfT) asking for support for Hull Trains.
The MPs claimed without assistance there was 'genuine doubt about their commercial survival'.
The DfT said it was discussing support with Hull Trains and 'was keen to see them return to the network.'
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Brough: Trans Pennine Express Class 802, running as 5Q95, approaching Brough on a Hull Trains test run from Hull to Kings Cross on 19th February 2019. With Northern operating crew training runs with ex Scotra ...
Hugh McLellan 19/02/2019


Peterborough: A Kings Cross - Hull express service speeding north through Peterborough station on 11 August 2011, formed by First Hull Trains unit 180111.
Ken Strachan 11/08/2011


Finsbury Park: With heavy rain falling over North London on 23 July 2005, a Hull Trains service accelerates through Finsbury Park on the down ECML shortly after leaving Kings Cross. Meantime, in the left background, ...
John Furnevel 23/07/2005

All services will stop running from Monday onwards.
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Hull Trains five Class 802/3s will be known as Paragons, following a staff competition.
HT On-Board Experience Manager Patrick Tobin suggested the name for the fleet, which recognises both its significance to Hull (named after Paragon Interchange), and the words definition.
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Hull: Hull Paragon station is impressive from any angle and contains lots of interesting features, not least this waiting room on one of the platforms. A Trans Pennine Clas 170 is waiting alongside for its ...
Mark Bartlett 19/03/2011


Hull: Paragon signal box on the approach to Hull station in 2009. View south from Park Street bridge.
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Hull: Scene at Hull Paragon station on a freezing cold January morning in 1980. Station pilot 03063 takes time out during a quiet period to catch up with the morning's news.
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Contracts worth £60m for Hitachi Rail Europe to supply and maintain five AT300 five-car electro-diesel multiple-units for use by open access company Hull Trains were finalised by the operator's parent company FirstGroup and leasing company Angel Trains on November 2.

This follows the granting of a 10-year track access agreement to the Yorkshire “ London open access operator, running from 2019 until December 2029.

Hitachi is to build the AT300 trainsets at its plant at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham, and maintain them at Bounds Green depot in north London. They are expected to come into service in 2019, running under 25 kV 50 Hz electrification on the East Coast Main Line and continuing on diesel power to Hull and Beverley.
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