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searchaux" style="display:none">Open-access train operating company in the United Kingdom</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Great_Central_Railway" title="Great Central Railway">Great Central Railway</a> or <a href="/wiki/Central_Railway_(UK)" title="Central Railway (UK)">Central Railway (UK)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output 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class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Grand Central</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:GrandCentralVector.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c9/GrandCentralVector.svg/200px-GrandCentralVector.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c9/GrandCentralVector.svg/300px-GrandCentralVector.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c9/GrandCentralVector.svg/400px-GrandCentralVector.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="370" data-file-height="170" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grand_Central_221142_and_180106_at_Bradford_Interchange_291023_(53295955765).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Grand_Central_221142_and_180106_at_Bradford_Interchange_291023_%2853295955765%29.jpg/300px-Grand_Central_221142_and_180106_at_Bradford_Interchange_291023_%2853295955765%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Grand_Central_221142_and_180106_at_Bradford_Interchange_291023_%2853295955765%29.jpg/450px-Grand_Central_221142_and_180106_at_Bradford_Interchange_291023_%2853295955765%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Grand_Central_221142_and_180106_at_Bradford_Interchange_291023_%2853295955765%29.jpg/600px-Grand_Central_221142_and_180106_at_Bradford_Interchange_291023_%2853295955765%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_180" title="British Rail Class 180">Class 180 <i>Adelante</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_221" title="British Rail Class 221">Class 221 <i>Super Voyager</i></a> at <a href="/wiki/Bradford_Interchange_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Bradford Interchange station">Bradford Interchange</a> in October 2023</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Franchise(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Open-access_operator" title="Open-access operator">Open-access operator</a></li><li>Not subject to <a href="/wiki/Passenger_rail_franchising_in_Great_Britain" title="Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain">franchising</a></li><li>18 December 2007 – December 2026</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Main region(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London" title="Greater London">Greater London</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_%26_the_Humber" class="mw-redirect" title="Yorkshire & the Humber">Yorkshire & the Humber</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/North_East_England" title="North East England">North East England</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fleet size</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>10 x <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_180" title="British Rail Class 180">Class 180</a> <i>Adelante</i></li><li>2 x <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_221" title="British Rail Class 221">Class 221</a> <i>Super Voyager</i></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stations called at</th><td class="infobox-data">15</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stations operated</th><td class="infobox-data">0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent company</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arriva_UK_Trains" title="Arriva UK Trains">Arriva UK Trains</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Reporting_mark" title="Reporting mark">Reporting mark</a></th><td class="infobox-data">GC<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Other</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.grandcentralrail.com/">www<wbr />.grandcentralrail<wbr />.com</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1542555#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 0"><table style="border-spacing: 0; width: 100%; min-width: 100%" class="mw-collapsible uncollapsed"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #efefef;" class="infobox-header"><th style="text-align:center"><div style="margin:0 4em">Route map</div></th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; padding-top: 3px"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grand_Central_Railway_route_map_2010.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Route map"><img alt="Route map" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Grand_Central_Railway_route_map_2010.svg/300px-Grand_Central_Railway_route_map_2010.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="404" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Grand_Central_Railway_route_map_2010.svg/450px-Grand_Central_Railway_route_map_2010.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Grand_Central_Railway_route_map_2010.svg/600px-Grand_Central_Railway_route_map_2010.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1346" /></a></span></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Grand Central</b> is an <a href="/wiki/Open-access_operator" title="Open-access operator">open-access</a> <a href="/wiki/Train_operating_company" title="Train operating company">train operating company</a> in the United Kingdom. A subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Arriva_UK_Trains" title="Arriva UK Trains">Arriva UK Trains</a>, it has operated passenger rail services since December 2007. </p><p>The company was founded in April 2000 as 'Grand Central Railway Company'. Following multiple applications for track access rights, it launched its operations on the <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Main_Line" title="East Coast Main Line">East Coast Main Line</a> between <a href="/wiki/Sunderland_station" title="Sunderland station">Sunderland</a> and <a href="/wiki/London_King%27s_Cross_railway_station" title="London King's Cross railway station">London King's Cross</a> in December 2007. Services between <a href="/wiki/Bradford_Interchange" title="Bradford Interchange">Bradford Interchange</a> and London King's Cross commenced in May 2010. In November 2011, Grand Central was acquired by Arriva UK Trains. </p><p>Grand Central has also put forward various proposals for operating additional services in the future. One such service, from <a href="/wiki/London_Euston_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="London Euston railway station">London Euston</a> to <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_North_railway_station" title="Blackpool North railway station">Blackpool North</a> via the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a>, was scheduled to begin in 2021, but the initiative was cancelled as a result of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The origins of Grand Central can be traced back to the <a href="/wiki/Privatisation_of_British_Rail" title="Privatisation of British Rail">privatisation of British Rail</a> during the mid-1990s. Several bids were submitted under the Grand Central name by Ian Yeowart and a consortium of ex-<a href="/wiki/British_Rail" title="British Rail">British Rail</a> managers to operate <a href="/wiki/Midland_Mainline" class="mw-redirect" title="Midland Mainline">Midland Mainline</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arriva_Trains_Northern" title="Arriva Trains Northern">Regional Railways North East</a> franchises.<sup id="cite_ref-Company2867426_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Company2867426-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GCM1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCM1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, none of the bids it made resulted in a franchise being awarded. In light of this, during March 1998, the company was formally <a href="/wiki/Dissolution_(law)" title="Dissolution (law)">dissolved</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Company2867426_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Company2867426-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2000, a new company, 'Grand Central Railway Company',<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was founded to pursue <a href="/wiki/Open_access_operator" class="mw-redirect" title="Open access operator">open-access</a> opportunities.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One year later, it was publicly proposing to obtain second hand <a href="/wiki/Intercity_125" class="mw-redirect" title="Intercity 125">Intercity 125</a> sets with which to run its own services.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During June 2003, Grand Central applied to the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Rail_and_Road" title="Office of Rail and Road">Office of the Rail Regulator</a> (ORR) to operate a two-hourly open-access service from <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_railway_station" title="Newcastle railway station">Newcastle</a> to <a href="/wiki/Bolton_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Bolton railway station">Bolton</a> via the <a href="/wiki/Caldervale_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Caldervale Line">Caldervale Line</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Victoria_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester Victoria railway station">Manchester Victoria</a> using <a href="/wiki/InterCity_125" title="InterCity 125">InterCity 125</a> trains from <a href="/wiki/Virgin_CrossCountry" title="Virgin CrossCountry">Virgin CrossCountry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2004, this track-access application was rejected.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While establishing its operations, Grand Central reached out to the coach operator <a href="/wiki/Fraser_Eagle" title="Fraser Eagle">Fraser Eagle Group</a> for assistance; during March 2006, Fraser Eagle opted to acquire a 79% shareholding in the venture.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the acquisition, <a href="/wiki/Great_North_Eastern_Railway" title="Great North Eastern Railway">Great North Eastern Railway</a> (GNER) threatened to sever business ties with Fraser Eagle Group, with which it had active contracts to provide rail replacement buses.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2005, Grand Central applied to the ORR to operate four daily services from <a href="/wiki/Sunderland_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunderland railway station">Sunderland</a> to <a href="/wiki/London_King%27s_Cross_railway_station" title="London King's Cross railway station">London King's Cross</a> and four daily services from <a href="/wiki/Bradford_Interchange" title="Bradford Interchange">Bradford Interchange</a> to London King's Cross using <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_67" title="British Rail Class 67">Class 67 locomotives</a> hauling five <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Mark_3" title="British Rail Mark 3">Mark 3 carriages</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Driving_Van_Trailer" title="Driving Van Trailer">Driving Van Trailer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-S17Feb2005_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S17Feb2005-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2006, the ORR granted Grand Central access rights for three daily Sunderland to London King's Cross services.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rail533_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rail533-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After unsuccessfully attempting to have the process reversed at an ORR hearing, the franchised operator GNER sought a <a href="/wiki/Judicial_review" title="Judicial review">judicial review</a> of the decision to grant Grand Central access rights, but this was rejected by the <a href="/wiki/High_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="High Court">High Court</a> in July 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During March 2007, it was announced that Fraser Eagle had sold its 79% shareholding in Grand Central for £10<span class="nowrap"> </span>million to a pair of former managers of <a href="/wiki/Prism_Rail" title="Prism Rail">Prism Rail</a>, who were backed by a <a href="/wiki/Private_equity" title="Private equity">private equity</a> group.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Operations were originally due to start in May 2007, however, delays in the procurement and refurbishment of rolling stock were reportedly encountered.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBC-APR07_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-APR07-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GRAND_CENTRAL_2_Launch_Day.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/GRAND_CENTRAL_2_Launch_Day.JPG/220px-GRAND_CENTRAL_2_Launch_Day.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/GRAND_CENTRAL_2_Launch_Day.JPG/330px-GRAND_CENTRAL_2_Launch_Day.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/GRAND_CENTRAL_2_Launch_Day.JPG/440px-GRAND_CENTRAL_2_Launch_Day.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1792" data-file-height="1309" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_43_(HST)" title="British Rail Class 43 (HST)">43080</a> at <a href="/wiki/London_King%27s_Cross_railway_station" title="London King's Cross railway station">London King's Cross</a> on 18 December 2007, the first day of Grand Central services</figcaption></figure> <p>On 18 December 2007, operations commenced between Sunderland and London King's Cross. While awaiting delivery of all of the rolling stock, Grand Central initially operated only one Sunderland – King's Cross and one York – King's Cross service in each direction.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During March 2008, the full timetable was introduced.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mechanical problems with the InterCity 125 fleet led to services being regularly cancelled, as well as a reduced service being operated between May and July 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-Train_firm_forced_to_cut_services_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Train_firm_forced_to_cut_services-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During March 2008, Grand Central applied to the ORR to operate three daily services from Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2009, it was granted access rights for three daily Bradford Interchange to King's Cross services until December 2014 and a fourth Sunderland to London King's Cross service until May 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During August 2009, the fourth daily Sunderland–London service started.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2010, the ORR announced that all access rights had been extended until December 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 23 May 2010, Grand Central services between Bradford Interchange and King's Cross began.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It had been hoped that the service would start in December 2009, but difficulties in securing rolling stock caused delay.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2011, Grand Central was bought out by <a href="/wiki/Arriva_UK_Trains" title="Arriva UK Trains">Arriva UK Trains</a> for an undisclosed amount.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time of the takeover, Grand Central had 123 employees, a turnover of £18.9 million and debts of £44 million.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since December 2011, Bradford services have made an additional stop at <a href="/wiki/Mirfield_railway_station" title="Mirfield railway station">Mirfield</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During December 2012, a fifth service was operated on the Sunderland to London route; however, on account of pathing difficulties, it initially started at Hartlepool.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2013, a fourth daily Bradford to London King's Cross service began.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2014, Grand Central was granted an extension of its operating rights until December 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="COVID-19_pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: COVID-19 pandemic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 3 April 2020, Grand Central temporarily suspended all services due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A spokesperson for the company said "Grand Central has decided to suspend services and hibernate the company to protect their financial viability during this time of reduced passenger numbers." As Grand Central is not a <a href="/wiki/Passenger_rail_franchising_in_Great_Britain" title="Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain">franchised</a> <a href="/wiki/Train_operating_company" title="Train operating company">train operating company</a> (TOC), it is not subject to the same government financial package as other franchised services.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company resumed operations on 26 July 2020, initially operating a limited service of five return journeys per day, to increase over subsequent months.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the second lockdown announced by the UK government, Grand Central announced on 3 November 2020 that it would once again suspend all services from 6 November.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the second lockdown ended, Grand Central resumed service on 3 December 2020 with a limited timetable and a reservation-only policy on all its services.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the third lockdown's announcement, Grand Central announced on 6 January 2021 that it would once again be suspending all services from 9 January to 1 March 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Routes_and_services">Routes and services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=3" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hartlepool_railway_station" title="Hartlepool railway station">Hartlepool</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KRW+l"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_KRW%2Bl.svg/20px-BSicon_KRW%2Bl.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_KRW%2Bl.svg/30px-BSicon_KRW%2Bl.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_KRW%2Bl.svg/40px-BSicon_KRW%2Bl.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KRWgr"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/BSicon_KRWgr.svg/20px-BSicon_KRWgr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/BSicon_KRWgr.svg/30px-BSicon_KRWgr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/BSicon_KRWgr.svg/40px-BSicon_KRWgr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Eaglescliffe_railway_station" title="Eaglescliffe railway station">Eaglescliffe</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pontefract_Monkhill_railway_station" title="Pontefract Monkhill railway station">Pontefract Monkhill</a> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="STR"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/BSicon_STR.svg/20px-BSicon_STR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/BSicon_STR.svg/30px-BSicon_STR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/BSicon_STR.svg/40px-BSicon_STR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Northallerton_railway_station" title="Northallerton railway station">Northallerton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KRWl"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/BSicon_KRWl.svg/20px-BSicon_KRWl.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/BSicon_KRWl.svg/30px-BSicon_KRWl.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/BSicon_KRWl.svg/40px-BSicon_KRWl.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KRWg+r"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/BSicon_KRWg%2Br.svg/20px-BSicon_KRWg%2Br.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/BSicon_KRWg%2Br.svg/30px-BSicon_KRWg%2Br.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/BSicon_KRWg%2Br.svg/40px-BSicon_KRWg%2Br.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Thirsk_railway_station" title="Thirsk railway station">Thirsk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Doncaster_railway_station" title="Doncaster railway station">Doncaster</a> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="BHF"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_BHF.svg/20px-BSicon_BHF.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_BHF.svg/30px-BSicon_BHF.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_BHF.svg/40px-BSicon_BHF.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="INT"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/BSicon_INT.svg/20px-BSicon_INT.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/BSicon_INT.svg/30px-BSicon_INT.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/BSicon_INT.svg/40px-BSicon_INT.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/York_railway_station" title="York railway station">York</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KRWg+l"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/BSicon_KRWg%2Bl.svg/20px-BSicon_KRWg%2Bl.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/BSicon_KRWg%2Bl.svg/30px-BSicon_KRWg%2Bl.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/BSicon_KRWg%2Bl.svg/40px-BSicon_KRWg%2Bl.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KRWr"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/BSicon_KRWr.svg/20px-BSicon_KRWr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/BSicon_KRWr.svg/30px-BSicon_KRWr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/BSicon_KRWr.svg/40px-BSicon_KRWr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="STR"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/BSicon_STR.svg/20px-BSicon_STR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/BSicon_STR.svg/30px-BSicon_STR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/BSicon_STR.svg/40px-BSicon_STR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_railway_station" title="Peterborough railway station">Peterborough</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="STR"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/BSicon_STR.svg/20px-BSicon_STR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/BSicon_STR.svg/30px-BSicon_STR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/BSicon_STR.svg/40px-BSicon_STR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KINTe"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/BSicon_KINTe.svg/20px-BSicon_KINTe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/BSicon_KINTe.svg/30px-BSicon_KINTe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/BSicon_KINTe.svg/40px-BSicon_KINTe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/London_King%27s_Cross_railway_station" title="London King's Cross railway station">London King's Cross</a></b> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/London_Underground" title="London Underground"><img alt="London Underground" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Underground_%28no_text%29.svg/10px-Underground_%28no_text%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Underground_%28no_text%29.svg/15px-Underground_%28no_text%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Underground_%28no_text%29.svg/20px-Underground_%28no_text%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="406" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0 3px 0 0;"> </td> <td> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="padding:0 0 0 3px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Grand Central connects Yorkshire and the North East to London with two routes. </p><p>Five daily services on the North East to London route run between Sunderland and London King's Cross calling at <a href="/wiki/Hartlepool_railway_station" title="Hartlepool railway station">Hartlepool</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eaglescliffe_railway_station" title="Eaglescliffe railway station">Eaglescliffe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northallerton_railway_station" title="Northallerton railway station">Northallerton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thirsk_railway_station" title="Thirsk railway station">Thirsk</a> and York. This route is known as the <i>North Eastern service</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Timetable_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Timetable-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grand Central has in the past given names to two trains on this route.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Contrary to tradition in British named train services, these were individual one-way trips rather than pairs. In the 2008 timetable, the name <i>The Zephyr</i> was given to the early morning (06:41) departure from Sunderland, while the evening (16:50) train from London was called <i>The 21st Century Limited</i>. As of the 2012 timetable, these names are no longer used by the company. </p><p>Four daily services which run on the Yorkshire to London route operate between <a href="/wiki/Bradford_Interchange" title="Bradford Interchange">Bradford Interchange</a> and London King's Cross calling at <a href="/wiki/Low_Moor_railway_station" title="Low Moor railway station">Low Moor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Halifax_railway_station_(West_Yorkshire)" class="mw-redirect" title="Halifax railway station (West Yorkshire)">Halifax</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brighouse_railway_station" title="Brighouse railway station">Brighouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mirfield_railway_station" title="Mirfield railway station">Mirfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wakefield_Kirkgate_railway_station" title="Wakefield Kirkgate railway station">Wakefield Kirkgate</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Doncaster_railway_station" title="Doncaster railway station">Doncaster</a>. Some services also call at <a href="/wiki/Pontefract_Monkhill_railway_station" title="Pontefract Monkhill railway station">Pontefract Monkhill</a> and/or <a href="/wiki/Peterborough_railway_station" title="Peterborough railway station">Peterborough</a>. This is known as the <i>West Riding</i> (or <i>West Yorkshire</i>) service.<sup id="cite_ref-Timetable_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Timetable-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Service</th> <th>Route</th> <th><abbr title="trains per day">tpd</abbr></th> <th>Calling at </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#1D1D1B;"></td> <td><b>North Eastern</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/London_King%27s_Cross_railway_station" title="London King's Cross railway station">London King's Cross</a> to <a href="/wiki/Sunderland_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunderland railway station">Sunderland</a></td> <td>6</td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r979066050">.mw-parser-output ul.cslist,.mw-parser-output ul.sslist{margin:0;padding:0;display:inline-block;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output ul.cslist-embedded{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .cslist li,.mw-parser-output .sslist li{margin:0;padding:0 0.25em 0 0;display:inline-block}.mw-parser-output .cslist li:after{content:", "}.mw-parser-output .sslist li:after{content:"; "}.mw-parser-output .cslist li:last-child:after,.mw-parser-output .sslist li:last-child:after{content:none}</style><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_railway_station" title="Peterborough railway station">Peterborough</a>,<a href="/wiki/York_railway_station" title="York railway station">York</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thirsk_railway_station" title="Thirsk railway station">Thirsk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northallerton_railway_station" title="Northallerton railway station">Northallerton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eaglescliffe_railway_station" title="Eaglescliffe railway station">Eaglescliffe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hartlepool_railway_station" title="Hartlepool railway station">Hartlepool</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Five trains per day on Sundays.</li> <li>Peterborough is served by one train in each direction, Monday to Saturday only.<sup id="cite_ref-Timetables_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Timetables-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#1D1D1B;"></td> <td><b>West Riding</b></td> <td>London King's Cross to <a href="/wiki/Bradford_Interchange" title="Bradford Interchange">Bradford Interchange</a></td> <td>4</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_railway_station" title="Peterborough railway station">Peterborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doncaster_railway_station" title="Doncaster railway station">Doncaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pontefract_Monkhill_railway_station" title="Pontefract Monkhill railway station">Pontefract Monkhill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wakefield_Kirkgate_railway_station" title="Wakefield Kirkgate railway station">Wakefield Kirkgate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mirfield_railway_station" title="Mirfield railway station">Mirfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brighouse_railway_station" title="Brighouse railway station">Brighouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Halifax_railway_station_(West_Yorkshire)" class="mw-redirect" title="Halifax railway station (West Yorkshire)">Halifax</a>, <a href="/wiki/Low_Moor_railway_station" title="Low Moor railway station">Low Moor</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Low Moor, Halifax, Brighouse are served by three trains southbound and four trains northbound on Sundays.</li> <li>Pontefract Monkhill is served by three trains southbound and two trains northbound on weekdays, four trains southbound and one train northbound on Saturdays, and no trains in either direction on Sundays.</li> <li>Peterborough is served by one train in each direction, Monday to Saturday only.<sup id="cite_ref-Timetables_74-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Timetables-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proposed_services">Proposed services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Proposed services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="London_King's_Cross_to_Cleethorpes"><span id="London_King.27s_Cross_to_Cleethorpes"></span>London King's Cross to Cleethorpes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: London King's Cross to Cleethorpes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2017, Grand Central announced plans to bid for a service from London King's Cross to <a href="/wiki/Cleethorpes_railway_station" title="Cleethorpes railway station">Cleethorpes</a> in early 2018 for a date in 2020. It would involve the existing Bradford Interchange service extended to ten coaches from London to Doncaster then dividing with five coaches going to Cleethorpes via <a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_railway_station" title="Scunthorpe railway station">Scunthorpe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barnetby_railway_station" title="Barnetby railway station">Barnetby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Habrough_railway_station" title="Habrough railway station">Habrough</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grimsby_Town_railway_station" title="Grimsby Town railway station">Grimsby</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The other five coaches would be the existing service to Bradford Interchange. This proposal would require permission for a split of trains as it has not been used on the East Coast Main Line before.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2018, Grand Central announced plans for an additional call at <a href="/wiki/Crowle_railway_station" title="Crowle railway station">Crowle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company planned to operate four trains per day from 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-grimsbytelegraph.co.uk_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grimsbytelegraph.co.uk-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in July 2018, the Office of Rail and Road announced new access charges which would affect the business case for the new service, leading to Grand Central announcing that it would delay bidding until 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-grimsbytelegraph.co.uk_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grimsbytelegraph.co.uk-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Extra_Bradford_and_Sunderland_services">Extra Bradford and Sunderland services</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Extra Bradford and Sunderland services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2018, Grand Central announced that it had applied for six services from London to Sunderland, up from five now, and six services from London to Bradford Interchange, up from four now, which would use Adelante trains.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="York_to_London_King's_Cross"><span id="York_to_London_King.27s_Cross"></span>York to London King's Cross</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: York to London King's Cross"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2018, Grand Central announced plans to add an additional evening service before 22:00 between York and London. This service would be ten carriages long.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Wakefield_Kirkgate_to_London_King's_Cross"><span id="Wakefield_Kirkgate_to_London_King.27s_Cross"></span>Wakefield Kirkgate to London King's Cross</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Wakefield Kirkgate to London King's Cross"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Grand Central applied for an additional early morning service and an evening service from London to Wakefield; it was rejected because it did not meet the economic criteria.<sup id="cite_ref-orr.gov.uk_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-orr.gov.uk-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in May 2018, Grand Central reapplied for the service.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This would see one train per day in each direction between London King's Cross and Wakefield. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Peterborough">Peterborough</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Peterborough"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Grand Central also proposed an additional stop at Peterborough but this was rejected. The stops were to be provided by four Sunderland to London King's Cross services.<sup id="cite_ref-orr.gov.uk_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-orr.gov.uk-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2018, Grand Central reapplied for the service.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_83-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 24 November 2023, the ORR approved the request.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formerly_proposed_services">Formerly proposed services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Formerly proposed services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Grand Central also previously expressed interest in operating services between York and Chester, between Bradford and London, between Lincoln and London, and between Blackpool and London. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="York_to_Chester">York to Chester</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: York to Chester"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During February 2005, Grand Central lodged an application with the Office of Rail Regulation to operate a three times a day <a href="/wiki/York_railway_station" title="York railway station">York</a> to <a href="/wiki/Chester_railway_station" title="Chester railway station">Chester</a> via the <a href="/wiki/Caldervale_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Caldervale Line">Caldervale Line</a> service with <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_158" title="British Rail Class 158">Class 158s</a>. This service would have called at <a href="/wiki/Leeds_railway_station" title="Leeds railway station">Leeds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wakefield_Kirkgate_railway_station" title="Wakefield Kirkgate railway station">Wakefield Kirkgate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brighouse_railway_station" title="Brighouse railway station">Brighouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rochdale_railway_station" title="Rochdale railway station">Rochdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Victoria_station" title="Manchester Victoria station">Manchester Victoria</a> and <a href="/wiki/Warrington_Bank_Quay_railway_station" title="Warrington Bank Quay railway station">Warrington Bank Quay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-S17Feb2005_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S17Feb2005-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bradford_Interchange_to_London_Euston">Bradford Interchange to London Euston</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Bradford Interchange to London Euston"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2006, Grand Central announced a proposal to run services from Bradford Interchange via <a href="/wiki/Huddersfield_railway_station" title="Huddersfield railway station">Huddersfield</a> and the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a> to <a href="/wiki/Euston_railway_station" title="Euston railway station">London Euston</a>. This service would have called at <a href="/wiki/Halifax_railway_station_(West_Yorkshire)" class="mw-redirect" title="Halifax railway station (West Yorkshire)">Halifax</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brighouse_railway_station" title="Brighouse railway station">Brighouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Huddersfield_railway_station" title="Huddersfield railway station">Huddersfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stalybridge_railway_station" title="Stalybridge railway station">Stalybridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guide_Bridge_railway_station" title="Guide Bridge railway station">Guide Bridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stockport_railway_station" title="Stockport railway station">Stockport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crewe_railway_station" title="Crewe railway station">Crewe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Trent_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Trent Valley">Lichfield Trent Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamworth_railway_station" title="Tamworth railway station">Tamworth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_railway_station" title="Nuneaton railway station">Nuneaton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The proposal was dropped due to <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains" title="Virgin Trains">Virgin Trains</a>' <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains#Moderation_of_competition" title="Virgin Trains">Moderation of Competition</a> protection preventing any other operators from operating on the West Coast Main Line.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lincoln_to_London_King's_Cross"><span id="Lincoln_to_London_King.27s_Cross"></span>Lincoln to London King's Cross</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Lincoln to London King's Cross"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2010, following <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_(train_operating_company)" title="East Coast (train operating company)">East Coast</a> deciding not to proceed with plans for a proposed two hourly service between <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_railway_station" title="Lincoln railway station">Lincoln</a> and London King's Cross, Grand Central expressed an interest in running services, but was rejected. This service would have called at <a href="/wiki/Newark_North_Gate_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Newark North Gate railway station">Newark North Gate</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grantham_railway_station" title="Grantham railway station">Grantham</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Blackpool_North_to_London_Euston">Blackpool North to London Euston</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Blackpool North to London Euston"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2010, Grand Central applied to the ORR to operate a new service running four times a day in each direction between <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_North_railway_station" title="Blackpool North railway station">Blackpool North</a> and London Euston via the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a>, calling at <a href="/wiki/Poulton-le-Fylde_railway_station" title="Poulton-le-Fylde railway station">Poulton-le-Fylde</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirkham_%26_Wesham_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirkham & Wesham railway station">Kirkham & Wesham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Preston_railway_station" title="Preston railway station">Preston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hartford_railway_station" title="Hartford railway station">Hartford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamworth_railway_station" title="Tamworth railway station">Tamworth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_railway_station" title="Nuneaton railway station">Nuneaton</a>. Grand Central sought to run these services from May 2012, using <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_67" title="British Rail Class 67">Class 67 locomotives</a> hauling nine <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Mark_3" title="British Rail Mark 3">Mark 3 carriages</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Driving_Van_Trailer" title="Driving Van Trailer">Driving Van Trailer</a> running at up to 110 mph (177 km/h), until such time as the Blackpool North - Preston line was electrified.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2011, the Office of Rail Regulation rejected the application on the basis the service would be <i>primarily abstractive</i>, meaning it would generate most of its revenue by drawing custom away from existing operators rather than bringing new custom to the rail network.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249493202"> <table class="collapsible RMbox" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="float:right;clear:right;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:1em;empty-cells:show;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle, #f8f9fa);color:inherit;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:#FFF;background:#27404E;text-align:center;padding:5px"><div><div style="white-space:nowrap;margin-right:55px;margin-left:55px;font-size:113.63636363636%">Grand Central (W) Services</div></div> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="line-height:normal;padding:4px 5px"><div class="selfreference noprint" style="text-align:right;font-size:97%"><a href="/wiki/Template:Railway_line_legend" title="Template:Railway line legend">Legend</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0px 6px 6px"> <table class="nogrid routemap" style="font-size:107.95454545455%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KINTa"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/BSicon_KINTa.svg/20px-BSicon_KINTa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/BSicon_KINTa.svg/30px-BSicon_KINTa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/BSicon_KINTa.svg/40px-BSicon_KINTa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_North_railway_station" title="Blackpool North railway station">Blackpool North</a></b> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_tramway" title="Blackpool tramway"><img alt="Blackpool tramway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Blackpool_Transport_simple_logo.png/9px-Blackpool_Transport_simple_logo.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Blackpool_Transport_simple_logo.png/14px-Blackpool_Transport_simple_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Blackpool_Transport_simple_logo.png/19px-Blackpool_Transport_simple_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="63" data-file-height="131" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Poulton-le-Fylde_railway_station" title="Poulton-le-Fylde railway station">Poulton-le-Fylde</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Kirkham_and_Wesham_railway_station" title="Kirkham and Wesham railway station">Kirkham and Wesham</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="BHF"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_BHF.svg/20px-BSicon_BHF.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_BHF.svg/30px-BSicon_BHF.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_BHF.svg/40px-BSicon_BHF.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Preston_railway_station" title="Preston railway station">Preston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_railway_station" title="Nuneaton railway station">Nuneaton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="BHF"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_BHF.svg/20px-BSicon_BHF.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_BHF.svg/30px-BSicon_BHF.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_BHF.svg/40px-BSicon_BHF.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Central_railway_station" title="Milton Keynes Central railway station">Milton Keynes Central</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KINTe"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/BSicon_KINTe.svg/20px-BSicon_KINTe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/BSicon_KINTe.svg/30px-BSicon_KINTe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/BSicon_KINTe.svg/40px-BSicon_KINTe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Euston_railway_station" title="Euston railway station">London Euston</a></b> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/London_Underground" title="London Underground"><img alt="London Underground" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Underground_%28no_text%29.svg/10px-Underground_%28no_text%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Underground_%28no_text%29.svg/15px-Underground_%28no_text%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Underground_%28no_text%29.svg/20px-Underground_%28no_text%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="406" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/London_Overground" title="London Overground"><img alt="London Overground" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Overground_roundel_%28no_text%29.svg/10px-Overground_roundel_%28no_text%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Overground_roundel_%28no_text%29.svg/15px-Overground_roundel_%28no_text%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Overground_roundel_%28no_text%29.svg/20px-Overground_roundel_%28no_text%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="520" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0 3px 0 0;"> </td> <td> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="padding:0 0 0 3px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Sister company <a href="/wiki/Alliance_Rail_Holdings#Great_North_Western_Railway" title="Alliance Rail Holdings">Great North Western Railway</a> originally re-applied for paths with former <a href="/wiki/London_North_Eastern_Railway" title="London North Eastern Railway">London North Eastern Railway</a> <a href="/wiki/InterCity_225" title="InterCity 225">InterCity 225</a> sets to begin a service between Blackpool North and London Euston from September 2019. As these are not able to tilt, their speed is restricted to 110 mph (180 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-RGI19Jul17_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RGI19Jul17-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2018, the ORR approved the new application for a seven-year track-access agreement for five direct services from Blackpool North to London Euston, calling at Poulton-le-Fylde, Kirkham and Wesham, Preston, Nuneaton and <a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Central_railway_station" title="Milton Keynes Central railway station">Milton Keynes Central</a> from September 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An option for a sixth service in the future was available. The new service would have used the <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Mark_4" title="British Rail Mark 4">Mark 4</a> coaches as planned, but with <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_90" title="British Rail Class 90">Class 90</a> rather than Class 91 locomotives.<sup id="cite_ref-Mark4_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mark4-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2019, the proposed services were transferred from GNWR owner <a href="/wiki/Alliance_Rail_Holdings" title="Alliance Rail Holdings">Alliance Rail Holdings</a> to Grand Central. The services were due to begin in spring 2020, but were postponed until spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in September 2020, Grand Central announced that it had decided not to proceed with the introduction of the service following a collapse in projected patronage.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rolling_stock">Rolling stock</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Rolling stock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GRAND_CENTRAL_B_Mark_3_TS_1_42401_Interior_1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/GRAND_CENTRAL_B_Mark_3_TS_1_42401_Interior_1.JPG/220px-GRAND_CENTRAL_B_Mark_3_TS_1_42401_Interior_1.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/GRAND_CENTRAL_B_Mark_3_TS_1_42401_Interior_1.JPG/330px-GRAND_CENTRAL_B_Mark_3_TS_1_42401_Interior_1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/GRAND_CENTRAL_B_Mark_3_TS_1_42401_Interior_1.JPG/440px-GRAND_CENTRAL_B_Mark_3_TS_1_42401_Interior_1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1994" data-file-height="1535" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Mark_3" title="British Rail Mark 3">Mark 3</a> standard class interior</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GRAND_CENTRAL_43067_D_Kings_Cross.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/GRAND_CENTRAL_43067_D_Kings_Cross.JPG/220px-GRAND_CENTRAL_43067_D_Kings_Cross.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/GRAND_CENTRAL_43067_D_Kings_Cross.JPG/330px-GRAND_CENTRAL_43067_D_Kings_Cross.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/GRAND_CENTRAL_43067_D_Kings_Cross.JPG/440px-GRAND_CENTRAL_43067_D_Kings_Cross.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1495" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_43_(HST)" title="British Rail Class 43 (HST)">43067</a> at <a href="/wiki/London_King%27s_Cross_railway_station" title="London King's Cross railway station">King's Cross</a> in the original livery in February 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>Grand Central's application to the ORR in February 2005 had proposed using <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_67" title="British Rail Class 67">Class 67 locomotives</a> hauling five <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Mark_3" title="British Rail Mark 3">Mark 3 carriages</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Driving_Van_Trailer" title="Driving Van Trailer">Driving Van Trailer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-S17Feb2005_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S17Feb2005-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the paths were only granted on the basis of 125 mph stock being used, other stock had to be sourced. It was then proposed to use a fleet of <a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Transportation" title="Bombardier Transportation">Bombardier Transportation</a> five-carriage <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_222" title="British Rail Class 222">Class 222</a> units, similar to those already in use with <a href="/wiki/Midland_Mainline" class="mw-redirect" title="Midland Mainline">Midland Mainline</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hull_Trains" title="Hull Trains">Hull Trains</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rail533_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rail533-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Difficulty in securing these led to Grand Central deciding to use <a href="/wiki/InterCity_125" title="InterCity 125">High Speed Trains</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2006, sister company <a href="/wiki/Sovereign_Trains" title="Sovereign Trains">Sovereign Trains</a> purchased six <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_43_(HST)" title="British Rail Class 43 (HST)">Class 43</a> power cars and 18 Mark 3 carriages from <a href="/wiki/Porterbrook" title="Porterbrook">Porterbrook</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Class 43s, that all had <a href="/wiki/Buffer_(rail_transport)" title="Buffer (rail transport)">buffers</a> fitted when they were modified in the late 1980s for use with <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_91" title="British Rail Class 91">Class 91</a> locomotives during the electrification of the <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Main_Line" title="East Coast Main Line">East Coast Main Line</a>, were sent for overhaul at <a href="/wiki/Devonport_Management_Limited" title="Devonport Management Limited">Devonport Management Limited</a>, <a href="/wiki/Plymouth" title="Plymouth">Plymouth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Mark 3s were overhauled at Marcroft Engineering, <a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent" title="Stoke-on-Trent">Stoke-on-Trent</a>. Eighteen of the Mark 3 coaches were former <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains_West_Coast" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Trains West Coast">Virgin Trains West Coast</a> loco-hauled carriages that required rewiring in order to work with the power cars due to different electrical requirements.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to delays encountered during the overhauls, Grand Central investigated leasing spare InterCity 125 sets from <a href="/wiki/Midland_Mainline" class="mw-redirect" title="Midland Mainline">Midland Mainline</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, nothing came of this and it was not until December 2007 that enough stock had been delivered for operations to commence. The full fleet was in service by March 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Problems encountered with the rolling stock, including all six of the power cars being out of traffic at the same time, saw Grand Central hire Class 67 locomotives from the freight haulage company <a href="/wiki/DB_Cargo_UK" title="DB Cargo UK">English Welsh & Scottish</a> (EWS), <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_47" title="British Rail Class 47">Class 47s</a> from <a href="/wiki/Riviera_Trains" title="Riviera Trains">Riviera Trains</a>, and <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_57" title="British Rail Class 57">Class 57s</a> from <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains" title="Virgin Trains">Virgin Trains</a> to haul Riviera Trains' <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Mark_2" title="British Rail Mark 2">Mark 2</a> carriages on shuttles from Sunderland to York in summer 2008 as well as InterCity power cars from Midland Mainline.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2010, the InterCity 125s were sold to <a href="/wiki/Angel_Trains" title="Angel Trains">Angel Trains</a> which funded an overhaul including re-powering the Class 43 at <a href="/wiki/Brush_Traction" title="Brush Traction">Brush Traction</a> with <a href="/wiki/MTU_Friedrichshafen" title="MTU Friedrichshafen">MTU 16V4000R41</a> engines.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To operate the fourth Sunderland service, a pair of <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_180" title="British Rail Class 180">Class 180s</a> were leased from Angel Trains in 2009,<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> followed by another three to operate the Bradford services in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before entering service, 180112 was named <i><a href="/wiki/James_Herriot" title="James Herriot">James Herriot</a></i> in July 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The remaining two units, 180105 and 180114, entered service later in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grand Central secured two further Class 180s, 180101 and 180107, bringing the total number to five.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Class 180 fleet operate both Sunderland and Bradford services, with the InterCity 125 trains usually only operating services to Sunderland, although they have operated to Bradford on occasions.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Grand Central withdrew its HST fleet at the end of 2017, with a transfer to <a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_Trains" title="East Midlands Trains">East Midlands Trains</a> for the three six-car sets. The company received five additional Class 180 <i>Adelante</i> sets from <a href="/wiki/Great_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)" title="Great Western Railway (train operating company)">Great Western Railway</a> (GWR), made available due to the rollout of the <a href="/wiki/Intercity_Express_Programme" title="Intercity Express Programme">Intercity Express Programme</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Initially, Grand Central adopted an all black livery with doors painted gold (first class) and silver (standard class). When the Class 180 was introduced, an orange band was introduced.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2023 it was announced that Grand Central would be leasing two Class 221 units (numbers 221142 and 221143) for use on services between <a href="/wiki/London_King%27s_Cross_railway_station" title="London King's Cross railway station">London King's Cross</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bradford_Interchange" title="Bradford Interchange">Bradford</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_fleet">Current fleet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Current fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#f9f9f9"> <th rowspan="2"> Class  </th> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2"> Type  </th> <th colspan="2"> Top speed  </th> <th rowspan="2">Number </th> <th rowspan="2">Carriages </th> <th rowspan="2"> Routes operated  </th> <th rowspan="2"> Built  </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f9f9f9"> <th> mph  </th> <th> km/h  </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_180" title="British Rail Class 180">180 <i>Adelante</i></a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kings_Cross_station_2018_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Kings_Cross_station_2018_1.jpg/150px-Kings_Cross_station_2018_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Kings_Cross_station_2018_1.jpg/225px-Kings_Cross_station_2018_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Kings_Cross_station_2018_1.jpg/300px-Kings_Cross_station_2018_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Diesel_multiple_unit" title="Diesel multiple unit">DMU</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">125 </td> <td rowspan="3">200 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London_King%27s_Cross_railway_station" title="London King's Cross railway station">London King's Cross</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sunderland_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunderland railway station">Sunderland</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bradford_Interchange" title="Bradford Interchange">Bradford Interchange</a> </td> <td>2000–2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grand_Central_Class_180.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Grand_Central_Class_180.png/800px-Grand_Central_Class_180.png" decoding="async" width="800" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Grand_Central_Class_180.png/1200px-Grand_Central_Class_180.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Grand_Central_Class_180.png/1600px-Grand_Central_Class_180.png 2x" data-file-width="3797" data-file-height="119" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_221" title="British Rail Class 221">221 <i>Super Voyager</i></a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grand_Central_221142_at_London_Kings_Cross_after_working_1A63_1120_from_Wakefield_Kirkgate_271023_(53289980601).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Grand_Central_221142_at_London_Kings_Cross_after_working_1A63_1120_from_Wakefield_Kirkgate_271023_%2853289980601%29.jpg/150px-Grand_Central_221142_at_London_Kings_Cross_after_working_1A63_1120_from_Wakefield_Kirkgate_271023_%2853289980601%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Grand_Central_221142_at_London_Kings_Cross_after_working_1A63_1120_from_Wakefield_Kirkgate_271023_%2853289980601%29.jpg/225px-Grand_Central_221142_at_London_Kings_Cross_after_working_1A63_1120_from_Wakefield_Kirkgate_271023_%2853289980601%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Grand_Central_221142_at_London_Kings_Cross_after_working_1A63_1120_from_Wakefield_Kirkgate_271023_%2853289980601%29.jpg/300px-Grand_Central_221142_at_London_Kings_Cross_after_working_1A63_1120_from_Wakefield_Kirkgate_271023_%2853289980601%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diesel-electric_Multiple_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Diesel-electric Multiple Unit">DEMU</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London_King%27s_Cross_railway_station" title="London King's Cross railway station">London King's Cross</a> - <a href="/wiki/Bradford_Interchange" title="Bradford Interchange">Bradford Interchange</a> </td> <td>2001-2002 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cancelled_fleet">Cancelled fleet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Cancelled fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Grand Central were to procure sets for services between Blackpool North and London Euston, made up of six Mark 4 coaches hauled by a Class 90 locomotive, and tailed by a driving van trailer, however these were returned off-lease due to the cancellation of the route.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rolling stock had already been overhauled and training runs had commenced before the service was cancelled in September 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th rowspan="2"> Class  </th> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2"> Type  </th> <th colspan="2"> Top speed  </th> <th rowspan="2"> Number  </th> <th rowspan="2"> Carriages  </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th> mph  </th> <th> km/h  </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_90" title="British Rail Class 90">90</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Class_90_90018_DB_Schenker_JP_Euxton_14_Oct_16.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Class_90_90018_DB_Schenker_JP_Euxton_14_Oct_16.jpg/150px-Class_90_90018_DB_Schenker_JP_Euxton_14_Oct_16.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Class_90_90018_DB_Schenker_JP_Euxton_14_Oct_16.jpg/225px-Class_90_90018_DB_Schenker_JP_Euxton_14_Oct_16.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Class_90_90018_DB_Schenker_JP_Euxton_14_Oct_16.jpg/300px-Class_90_90018_DB_Schenker_JP_Euxton_14_Oct_16.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1097" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Electric_locomotive" title="Electric locomotive">Electric locomotive</a> </td> <td>110 </td> <td>177 </td> <td>5<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="3">2 + 6 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Mark_4" title="British Rail Mark 4">Mark 4</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rake_of_VTEC_Mark_4_London_Kings_Cross_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Rake_of_VTEC_Mark_4_London_Kings_Cross_1.jpg/150px-Rake_of_VTEC_Mark_4_London_Kings_Cross_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Rake_of_VTEC_Mark_4_London_Kings_Cross_1.jpg/225px-Rake_of_VTEC_Mark_4_London_Kings_Cross_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Rake_of_VTEC_Mark_4_London_Kings_Cross_1.jpg/300px-Rake_of_VTEC_Mark_4_London_Kings_Cross_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Passenger_car_(rail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Passenger car 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href="/wiki/Driving_Van_Trailer" title="Driving Van Trailer">Driving Van Trailer</a> </td> <td>5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Past_fleet">Past fleet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Past fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#f9f9f9"> <th rowspan="2"> Class  </th> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2"> Type  </th> <th colspan="2"> Top speed  </th> <th rowspan="2"> Carriages  </th> <th rowspan="2">Qty. </th> <th rowspan="2"> Routes operated  </th> <th rowspan="2"> Built  </th> <th rowspan="2">Left fleet </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f9f9f9"> <th> mph  </th> <th> km/h  </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10" style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/InterCity_125" title="InterCity 125">InterCity 125</a> trains (HSTs)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_43_(HST)" title="British Rail Class 43 (HST)">43</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:43480_HST_Grand_Central_York_17-08-16_(28744005293).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/43480_HST_Grand_Central_York_17-08-16_%2828744005293%29.jpg/150px-43480_HST_Grand_Central_York_17-08-16_%2828744005293%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/43480_HST_Grand_Central_York_17-08-16_%2828744005293%29.jpg/225px-43480_HST_Grand_Central_York_17-08-16_%2828744005293%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/43480_HST_Grand_Central_York_17-08-16_%2828744005293%29.jpg/300px-43480_HST_Grand_Central_York_17-08-16_%2828744005293%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5091" data-file-height="3393" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diesel_locomotive" title="Diesel locomotive">Diesel locomotive</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">125 </td> <td rowspan="2">201 </td> <td rowspan="2">6 </td> <td>6 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/London_King%27s_Cross_railway_station" title="London King's Cross railway station">London King's Cross</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sunderland_station" title="Sunderland station">Sunderland</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1976-82 </td> <td rowspan="2">2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Mark_3" title="British Rail Mark 3">Mark 3</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IC125@40_-_TF_41202_at_York.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/IC125%4040_-_TF_41202_at_York.JPG/150px-IC125%4040_-_TF_41202_at_York.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/IC125%4040_-_TF_41202_at_York.JPG/225px-IC125%4040_-_TF_41202_at_York.JPG 1.5x, 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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2023</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Grand Central's fleet is maintained at <a href="/wiki/Heaton_TMD" title="Heaton TMD">Heaton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Crofton_TMD" title="Crofton TMD">Crofton</a> depots. Between the 2011 Arriva takeover and the fleet's retirement in 2017, heavy maintenance on the InterCity 125 was performed at <a href="/wiki/Arriva_TrainCare" title="Arriva TrainCare">Arriva TrainCare</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crewe" title="Crewe">Crewe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Central,_Birmingham" title="Grand Central, Birmingham">Grand Central, Birmingham</a> – shopping centre located above New Street railway station in Birmingham<span style="display:none" class="category-wikidata-fallback-annotation">Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arriva_Rail_London" title="Arriva Rail London">Arriva Rail London</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/London_Overground" title="London Overground">London Overground</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avanti_West_Coast" title="Avanti West Coast">Avanti West Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C2c" title="C2c">c2c</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caledonian_Sleeper" title="Caledonian Sleeper">Caledonian Sleeper</a><sup>4</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiltern_Railways" title="Chiltern Railways">Chiltern Railways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CrossCountry" title="CrossCountry">CrossCountry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_Railway" title="East Midlands Railway">East Midlands Railway</a></li> <li><a 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Ireland">Irish railway network</a> and state-owned</li> <li><sup>4</sup> Owned by the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Government" title="Scottish Government">Scottish Government</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Defunct_(since_1994)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_operating_trains_in_the_United_Kingdom#Defunct_operating_companies" title="List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom">Defunct</a> (since 1994)</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" 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title="Great North Eastern Railway">Great North Eastern Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heathrow_Connect" title="Heathrow Connect">Heathrow Connect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_Line_(brand)" title="Island Line (brand)">Island Line</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KeolisAmey_Wales" title="KeolisAmey Wales">KeolisAmey Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Midland" title="London Midland">London Midland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Overground_Rail_Operations" title="London Overground Rail Operations">London Overground Rail Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midland_Mainline_(train_operating_company)" title="Midland Mainline (train operating company)">Midland Mainline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Express_East_Anglia" title="National Express East Anglia">National Express East Anglia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Express_East_Coast" title="National Express East Coast">National Express East Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Rail" 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