GNER Franchise

n863dwt · Post by **n863dwt** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:38 am

i have just read on http://www.railwayscene.co.uk that gner have been awarded a new 10 year franchise ...

apparantly SRA had to inform NR and have told them GNER....

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:45 am

railwayscene wrote:GNER provisionally celebrates ECML win - posted by First at 14:44, 01 March 2005:

GNER are celebrating winning the East Coast franchise, after a fiercely fought battle for the flagship route from Scotland to the English capital.

The announcement was made to Network Rail from the SRA, which requires to know to commence publication of the National Rail Timetable and associated documents as soon as the decision is made. An official announcement is rumoured to be 9th March.

No comments have been made publically by GNER - a wholly owned subsidiary of Sea Containers, or from any of the other bidders, who have all stated they will wait for an official announcement before committing themselves to comment, although First have suggested that the HSTs they purchased, which were very likely to be for the East Coast franchise, will form the backbone of the Greater Western bid.

GNER will operate the InterCity East Coast franchise until at least 2015, and a range of improvement measures have been put forward, which will be announced shortly.

arabiandisco · Post by **arabiandisco** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:57 am

probably means that Sea Containers/ Laing won't get the Greater Western then (are they bidding?). Provided of course that it's true. Have to say I think it's a good thing as GNER are/were the best intercity TOC IMO.

laverack2 · Post by **laverack2** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 5:49 pm

If this is true, then its good for the railways. GNER have to be one of the best TOCs in the UK, and its nice to know that we'll be seeing them for at least the next 10 years.

charlierc · Post by **charlierc** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 7:25 pm

And I wont have to moan about more First Group liviries!

Charles

bdy26 · Post by **bdy26** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:30 pm

Thank ***** virgin didn't get it.

1288gaje · Post by **1288gaje** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:20 pm

The SRA says GNER have to operate HST until 2007
and Class 91+MK4+DVT until 2008.

If Virgin got the franchise,it wouldn't even know what to do!!!!!!!!!

LONG LIVE THE MALLARDS

and SCRAP Voyagers plan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

joea1 · Post by **joea1** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:32 pm

A bit of a dumb question, but what is a GNER mallard? I'm assuming that it is not a famous streamlined steam engine running ECML services.

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:41 pm

A refurbished Mk4 set operated by GNER.

petermakosch · Post by **petermakosch** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 11:22 pm

Boo!
I would have liked to see TGV Style on that line, but i guess thats a no no now :/

nwallace · Post by **nwallace** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 12:16 am

bdy26 wrote:Thank ***** virgin didn't get it.

I am thinking the same (and for First as well) but probably for a different reason.

1288gaje wrote: If Virgin got the franchise,it wouldn't even know what to do!!!!!!!!! #evil

Somehow i think they would know wwhat to do.

barrymcguire9999 · Post by **barrymcguire9999** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 1:56 am

1288gaje wrote: If Virgin got the franchise,it wouldn't even know what to do!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, but what a load of rubbish (said as someone who does work for them in the front line!), typical of some of the general "anti-Virgin" comments that seem fashionable to make these days.............

charlierc · Post by **charlierc** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 1:19 pm

At least I'm happy I won't see Pendolinos on the ECML south of Edinburgh.

Charles

BR7MT · Post by **BR7MT** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 1:24 pm

Or Hitachi A-Trains interspersed with Mk3's hauled by 67's...

Regards

Dan

nwallace · Post by **nwallace** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 1:39 pm

charlierc wrote:At least I'm happy I won't see Pendolinos on the ECML south of Edinburgh.

Pretty difficult for them to run north of Edinburgh, hm T-Bird all the way