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FirstGroup has applied to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to operate a new open-access rail service between London and Sheffield, expanding the company’s award-winning Hull Trains business.
The proposed service is expected to consist of two daily ret…
FirstGroup plc, the leading private sector transport operator, is today submitting the first phase of an application for a new open access rail service between London and Sheffield to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
FirstGroup plans to expand its op…
Journeys between Sheffield[1] and London[2] are set to get speedier. Right now, it takes around two hours to get from the capital up to Sheff if you’re travelling by train. But FirstGroup is on a mission to hurry things up.
The parent company of the l…
FirstGroup has applied to run trains on a route between Sheffield and London (Image credit: Pixabay)
FirstGroup has revealed plans for a new rail service between Sheffield and London, including direct trains from Nottinghamshire.
The operator has subm…
Hull Trains, which is run by FirstGroup
By Jamie Waller, Local Democracy Reporter
Plans for a new direct Sheffield to London rail service which passes through Nottinghamshire have been hailed as a “great start to the New Year”.
Rail operator FirstGro…