Tag: First Group

Tyneside TOC receives Top Reliability Award

Lumo have received the 'Minimising Delay Minutes' gold award for the reliability…

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Train operator looks to extend London – Edinburgh services to Glasgow

First Group has announced that it is looking to extend its Lumo…

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Plans for new Sheffield to London train service announced

First Group has submitted plans for a new open access service between…

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Hull Trains named best performing UK rail operator

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has named Hull Trains as…

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Lumo marches for LGBT+ rights at Newcastle Pride

Newcastle-based electric train operator Lumo marched for LGBT+ rights at Newcastle's Pride…

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Lumo and Hull Train’s event in Parliament sees MPs celebrate open access success

The event took place on the 20th of June and was held…

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RMT slams DfT over £82m dividend payments to private shareholders

Rail union RMT has revealed that Transport Secretary Mark Harper has allowed…

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West Yorkshire Mayor demands action to end pain of rail passengers in the North

The Mayor of West Yorkshire has slammed TransPennine Express and called on…

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Rail union RMT announces strikes across the country in October

Railway staff working for 14 train operating companies are to go on…

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Milestone £3.5 million for Great Western Railway partnership with Action for Children charity

GWR and its parent company, FirstGroup, have brought a four-year charity partnership…

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