Great North Eastern Railway
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| Franchise(s): | InterCity East Coast April 1996 – 2003 2003 - 2005 2005 – 9 December 2007[1] (originally 2015) |
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| Main region(s): | East Midlands, Yorkshire, North East England, Central Scotland, Northern Scotland |
| Other region(s): | London |
| Fleet size: |
31 Class 91 electric locomotives |
| Stations called at: | 53 |
| Stations operated: | 12 |
| National Rail abbreviation: | GR |
| Parent company: | Sea Containers Ltd |
Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) was a British train operating company, owned by Sea Containers Ltd. It operated high-speed express train services on the East Coast Main Line from 1996 until the takeover in 2007 of the franchise by National Express East Coast on 9 December 2007.
| Preceded by InterCity As part of British Rail |
Operator of InterCity East Coast franchise 1996 — 2007 |
Succeeded by National Express East Coast InterCity East Coast franchise |
References[change]
- ↑ "InterCity East Coast Consultation Document" (PDF). Department for Transport. pp. p. 7. http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/open/consultintercityeastcoast/pdfconsultintercityeastcoast. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
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