Hull Trains
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| Image:Hull trains logo.gif | |
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| Image:222102 at Doncaster.JPG | |
| Franchise(s): | Not subject to franchising; Open-access operator 2002 – 2012 |
| Main Region(s): | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Other Region(s): | East Midlands |
| Fleet size: | 4 Class 222 Pioneer sets |
| Stations: | 8 |
| Parent company: | First Group |
| Web site: | www.hulltrains.co.uk |
Hull Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running up to six long distance services each day between London Kings Cross and Hull, calling at Grantham, Retford, Doncaster, Selby, Howden and Brough. It is owned by First Group following the buyout of its previous parent company, GB Railways.
Hull Trains is one of the three ‘open access’ rail operators in the UK, and the only one currently operating, meaning that instead of owning a franchise and operating a level of service laid down by the Strategic Rail Authority, it applied for, and was awarded in 2002, access rights for 10 years by the Office of the Rail Regulator. It has also been voted for the National Rail ‘Rail Company of the Year’ award.
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[edit] Hull Trains Route
| London King's Cross | |
| Stevenage* | |
| Grantham | |
| Retford | |
| Doncaster | |
| Selby | |
| Howden | |
| Brough | |
| Hull |
- selected weekday services only, from 11 December 2006
[edit] Rolling Stock
[edit] Current fleet
Hull Trains currently operate a fleet of Class 222 Pioneer diesel-electric multiple units (similar to the Meridian units of the same class used by Midland Mainline), 125 mph trains, which have cut the journey time between Hull and London to an average of 2 hours 40 minutes. Previously the service was operated by a fleet of 100mph Class 170 Turbostar sets.
| Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Routes operated | Built | |
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| mph | km/h | ||||||
| Class 222 Pioneer | Image:222102 at Doncaster.JPG | diesel-electric multiple unit | 125 | 200 | 4 | London King's Cross - Hull | 2004 |
[edit] Past fleet
- Diesel multiple units
- Class 170 Turbostar - withdrawn 2004
[edit] External links
| Domestic: | Arriva Trains Wales - c2c - Central Trains - Chiltern Railways - First Capital Connect First Great Western - First ScotRail - Grand Central1 - GNER - Heathrow Connect Hull Trains - Island Line2 - Merseyrail - Midland Mainline - Northern Rail Northern Ireland Railways3 - 'one' - Silverlink - Southeastern - Southern South West Trains2 - TransPennine Express - Virgin Trains |
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| International: | Enterprise3 - Eurostar |
| Airport Link: | Gatwick Express - Heathrow Express - Stansted Express4 |
| Sleeper: | Caledonian Sleeper5 - Night Riviera6 |
| 1 Starts 20 May 2007 - 2 To be replaced by the South Western franchise in February 2007 3 Operated on the Irish railway network - 4 Operated by 'one' - 5 Operated by First ScotRail 6 Operated by First Great Western | |
| Future passenger train operators in Great Britain | |
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| New Franchises: | Cross Country1 - East Midlands1 - London Overground1 - South Western2 West Midlands1 |
| Proposed open-access operators: | Grand Union3 - Wrexham & Shropshire4 |
| 1 Starts November 2007 - 2 Starts February 2007 - 3 Proposed - 4 Awaiting Approval | |
