Grand Central Rail has announced that they have launched their special edition train to celebrate York’s Shakespearean Summer.

Passengers travelling by train this summer may have caught a glimpse of the William Shakespeare train which is in celebration of the company’s title sponsorship of Europe’s first pop-up Shakespearean Theatre.

The naming is in support of Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre.

The William Shakespeare train was travelling along the North East route this week and passed through York station.

Passengers can travel to York on the train operators North East route to see the perfect performances of some of the most famous plays, including Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Richard III and a Midsummer Night’s Dream.

The William Shakespeare train is one of Grand Central‘s new refurbished trains. It is part of the train operators £9million refurbishment programme which will continue throughout 2018.

What did the officials say?

Liam Smallwood, Marketing & PR Assistant at Grand Central, said:

“It’s great to welcome people on board the William Shakespeare train during this exciting Shakespearean summer.

“We’re very happy to sponsor such an iconic event for the City of York, which highlights the city’s cultural uniqueness and attraction to visitors nationwide. It’s our aim to make culture more accessible to everyone and encourage people to visit key attractions such as this fantastic pop-up theatre and we hope many more people will experience the event for themselves this summer.”

James Cundall, chief executive of Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, said:

“William Shakespeare never knew trains in his day but if he did I am sure he would have been delighted that Grand Central has honoured him by naming one of its trains after him.

“Over 60,000 have already enjoyed our incredible summer of Shakespeare in York and I am sure many of them have used Grand Central to visit us in style. We are delighted to have the North East’s premium train provider as a sponsor of Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre.”

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