It’s full steam ahead for a new travel partnership between The Piece Hall Trust and Grand Central Rail, which was announced today [Wednesday 25 October] with a packed day of activities, designed to turn travellers’ heads when passing through Kings Cross Station in London. Members of The Piece Hall…
York based rail operator, Grand Central, is excited to be supporting the 25th York Residents’ Festival as headline sponsor. The annual festival, which is organised by Make It York, is taking place this weekend and is organised as a ‘thank you’ to residents in York for the warm welcome they give to…
Grand Central has been voted best long distance operator for the ninth time and best for value for money in a national survey of rail users. Transport Focus today (28 January) released figures for its twice yearly National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS) for Autumn 2019. The National Rail Passenger…
Grand Central could soon be operating a new direct rail service between Newcastle and Brighton, via London Gatwick, following the submission of an open access application to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The proposed route would be the first direct rail connection between the North East and…
July 2017 We are delighted to announce that, according to Railway Gazette International, Grand Central operates the fastest timetabled diesel train service in the world. Our 19:52 London Kings Cross to Bradford Interchange service has an average timetabled speed of 172.8 km/h (107.4mph) using a…