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Quite honestly don't know if this has been covered, but here you go! FROM: http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/general/2011/07/13-17m-to-help-east-coast.html NETWORK RAIL'S East Coast director Richard Lungmuss has revealed that an extra £17 million is being invested in the route, after a...

GRAND CENTRAL: KIDS GO FREE! Kids Go Free, 25 July to 31 August 2011 Offer: Up to two children can travel free when accompanied by an adult paying the standard class return fare between all Grand Central stations and London Kings Cross. Any additional children will be charged the usual child...

Does anyone know what the reliability of this train is (Delays/Cancellations?) As i've got a pretty tight connection at Thornaby if all goes well to change to the bus... Bus leaves Thornaby Station 22:59, and AFAIK the train arrives at 22:48. Any advice, quick advice, would be good :)

Hey! What's going on at Eaglescliffe? It seems the GC from Sunderland is 50 minutes late, the next Darlington is cancelled, the Saltburn train is also cancelled. Then there's buses for Darlington, but a 10.43 train to Saltburn? The GC northbound seems to be running fine...

Just a nice little thread to try and make the forum a little friendlier, I suppose! Instead of bashing staff, lets honour those that are good! Have you seen a member of staff go out of their way to help someone else, a passenger or member of staff? Post your experiences! :)

From: http://www.grandcentralrail.com NORTH EAST - http://www.grandcentralrail.com/ticketsale Right now until 3 July, we are offering a fantastic 20% off all Grand Central tickets between London Kings Cross and Sunderland, Hartlepool, Eaglescliffe, Northallerton and Thirsk. Better still...

Just received an email about my Ambassador Role, and apparently at the last minute they have managed to secure a 4th path on a Sunday. http://www.grandcentralrail.co.uk/20110522_GC_timetable_north_east_york_to_london.pdf Pretty good, i must say!

Travel to London for just £15 with Grand Central’s Morning and Evening Specials - http://www.grandcentralrail.co.uk/15poundspecial Travel between London and York and the North East for just £15 on Grand Central’s Morning and Evening Specials. Get one of our cheapest ever fares if you travel...

This appeared on their Facebook today; Looks good! http://www.facebook.com/virgintrains

From the GC Website. "Due to heavier passenger numbers than normal it is proposed the 19:48 London Kings Cross will run through to York instead of Bradford Interchange. This service will still call at Doncaster to provide a connection for West Riding passengers. This connection will be...

i saw this posted by the OFFICIAL Account today; http://www.facebook.com/Crosscountrytrains

Hello! I was looking at the live departure board for York to see when my sister would arrive, and oddly enough I came across a little change. Have the 'East Coast' services always been called 'East Coast Mainline'? I've never noticed this before, but it seems to be on all of the East Coast...

A RAIL company has launched a community scheme giving groups the chance for discount travel. Grand Central Railway has launched its Community Card scheme offering voluntary and community groups a 50 per cent discount on the company’s North Eastern and West Riding rail services. Grand...

Teesside Airport has gained services on Sundays now since the Darlington - Hartlepool trains have been extended to Metro Centre. Seems to be 2 each way on a Sunday - anyone confirm?

By not knowing myself, can anyone tell me why over the past week or so some services have been without a buffet car or wifi? From GC Website: Please note the following services will have no buffet car or wifi on board. 08:04 London Kings Cross - Sunderland 12.30 Sunderland - London Kings...

From: http://www.grandcentralrail.co.uk/vacancy8 We are aware that as we operate the last two High Speed Train Power Cars in the country (maybe even in the world) to have the original Paxman Valenta power units, that before they go off to be re-engined rail fans would like us to plan a...

From; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11970634 The latest UK rail timetable is up and running. Why do we get a new one every winter? Trainspotters of Britain, here is the latest service update: your schedule for the next six months has arrived. Each December and May, train operating...

The current Darlington-Hartlepool Northern Services have now been extended to the MetroCentre, with additional stops also been introduced between Darlington and Stockton. Is there any reason for this? BEFORE; Darlington Stockton Billingham Seaton Carew Hartlepool NOW; Darlington...

Quite a bit of confusion today. According to the departure boards at London Kings Cross, the 15:00 Glasgow Central service was cancelled, and an emergency timetable 15:00 Edinburgh was put in its place. The queues were horrendous, but once boarded the train the guard announced "this is the...

AFTER months of secrecy, Eurostar has confirmed that it is to buy 10 Siemens trainsets for £700 million, which will be to a ‘bespoke specification’. The new e320 fleet will allow the company to extend its operations to more European cities. An example of the new 320km/h, 900-seat train is...