East Coast (train operating company)
31 trains of the British class 91 30 trains for the Intercity 125 11 trains for the Intercity 225 5 Traits of the British class 180
East Coast is the brand name of the British railway company East Coast Main Line Company Ltd, which is a subsidiary of the holding Directly Operated Railways Ltd. is.
On November 14, 2009, the Company was formed by the British Ministry of Transport took over the business and its operating since 2007 predecessor National Express East Coast, after the National Express Group had stopped payments to their franchise business.
- 2.1 Current Fleet
- 2.2 Future Fleet 2.2.1 Future high-speed train
Stretch
Main routes
London - Newcastle - Edinburgh ( - Glasgow )
During the day there is a train service from London King 's Cross to Newcastle, which runs every half hour and most intermediate stops has. Trains stop in Stevenage, Peterborough, Grantham, Newark-on -Trent, Retford, Doncaster, York, Northallerton, Darlington and Durham.
Every hour the trains from London to Edinburgh, and every two hours are bound to Glasgow. The at 10 clock in the morning in London and Edinburgh departing train pair is traditionally called Flying Scotsman. Merely holding in York and Newcastle, is the pair of trains the fastest north-south connection of Britain dar.
Following the acquisition in November 2009 the Department for Transport, the continuous connection from London to Glasgow checked to emphasize, as the journey time on the west running parallel to the West Coast Main Line between the two cities significantly ( 4:31 compared to 5:45 on the East Coast Main Line) has reduced.
London - Leeds
There is also a half- hourly service to Leeds via Wakefield. Usually the trains stop here on the way in Doncaster and Peterborough, some even in Newark, Retford, Grantham and Stevenage.
In addition distances
- Aberdeen: Daily three pairs of trains run between King's Cross and Aberdeen. Trains depart at 10:30 clock, 14:00 clock to 16:00 clock and from need for their journey over seven hours. Between Leeds and Aberdeen operates a pair of trains daily. Since the section Edinburgh Aberdeen is not electrified, here diesel-powered HST trains are used. The historically significant Firth of Forth and the Firth of Tay Bridge is used.
- Inverness: A pair of trains runs daily between King's Cross and Inverness, Highland Chieftain which is called. The good eight hour trip will also be completed by diesel-powered HST trains because the railroad Edinburgh - Dunblane and the Highland Main Line is not electrified.
- Hull: A pair of trains runs daily between King's Cross and Hull, which is called Hull Executive. Since the railway York -Hull is not electrified, HST trains are also used here.
- Skipton: Skipton morning starts from a train about Keighley and Bradford to King's Cross, in London leave early again in the evening for the return journey. The connection is the extension of the trains from London to Leeds and Bradford dar. Although the route is fully electrified, but it is still not suitable for 91 trains of the series, so here HST trains are used.
- Harrogate: Monday to Saturday morning there is a HST connection from Harrogate to King's Cross. In the opposite direction, however, East Coast does not provide direct connections, so you have to resort to trains of Northern Rail from Leeds or York.
- To Bradford: A daily pair of trains running between King 's Cross and Forster Square railway station in Bradford.
Rolling stock
Current fleet
London Kings Cross - Inverness
London Kings Cross - Edinburgh
London Kings Cross - Hull
London Kings Cross - Skipton
London Kings Cross - Harrogate
Leeds - Aberdeen
London Kings Cross - Newcastle
London Kings Cross - Edinburgh
London Kings Cross - Glasgow Central
London Kings Cross - Newcastle
Future fleet
In March 2008, the predecessor company National Express applied for the development of new rail lines or objectives, which should be served by trains of the British class 180.
The parent company, Directly Operated Railways expressed his dissatisfaction with the planned use of the 180 trains and favors instead locomotive-hauled trains. Originally it trains the British class 90 were provided at a speed of 180 km / h later decided to use the insert 200 km / h faster HST trains on these compounds.
Future high-speed train
As part of the newly imposed Intercity Express programs are replaced by new high-speed trains to the timetable change end of 2012, all InterCity 125 and InterCity 225. It is planned with this is that even National Express is to be involved in the operation execution.