First Harrogate Trains

First Harrogate Trains
Overview
Franchise(s): Open-Access Operator
Main route(s): Harrogate - London
Parent company: FirstGroup/Renaissance Trains

First Harrogate Trains[1] was a proposed Open Access Operator with ambitions to run passenger services between Harrogate and London King's Cross.

First Harrogate Trains was a proposal from FirstGroup and Renaissance Trains, who are the owners of Hull Trains, as well as several other current and former train operating companies.

The application to run trains was denied by the Office of Rail Regulation in a preliminary report released in January 2009,[2] and in a final decision in February 2009.[3]

Had it been successful, it was intended that services would have commenced in the summer of 2009.

Rolling stock

The preferred rolling stock to be used was Class 180 Adelante or Class 222 Pioneer trains,[4] the types used by Hull Trains currently and previously respectively.

Route

First Harrogate Trains route map
 Harrogate
 Starbeck
 Knaresborough
 Cattal
 Hammerton
 Poppleton
 York
 Doncaster
 Retford
 Grantham
 Stevenage
 London Kings Cross

First Harrogate Trains proposed to run from Harrogate to London with up to four services each way per day calling at:[4]

Demise

An application to strike the company off was made in August 2009 and the company dissolved in December 2009.

References

  1. ↑ Companies House extract company no 6592311 First Harrogate Trains Limited
  2. ↑ "Office Of Rail Regulation’s Proposed Decision On The Key Aspects Of A Series Of Applications For Track Access Rights For Passenger Services On The East Coast Main Line" (PDF). Office of Rail Regulation. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  3. ↑ "ORR announces its decision on East Coast Main Line track access applications" (Press release). Office of Rail Regulation. 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  4. 1 2 Track Application - Page 2

Bibliography

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