Hull Trains has chosen Beverley as the setting for the first Yorkshire Day, which will begin with a Town Crier’s resounding voice.
Founded in 1975 in Beverley, Yorkshire Day is now held every year on August 1st, a date with historical significance, including the day on which the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 was passed.
Hull City Council is proud to support a new, affordable travel initiative run by Hull Trains
The Hull Leisure Return ticket allows visitors to return travel to Hull and back, from Doncaster, Selby, Howden or Brough, for a discounted fare of £10 or less.
Hull Trains is to support another local sporting institution after they announced their partnership with Beverley Racecourse.
The train company say they are delighted to be a key sponsor at Beverley Racecourse for the upcoming season which will see their branding feature at the Westwood course throughout the 2022 season.
Hull Women’s Week will celebrate International Women’s Day and the contribution of women living and working in our local community.
Starting on Monday 8 March, International Women’s Day, female role models including Emma Hardy, Karen Okra, Louise Cheeseman, Dame Diana Johnson and Louise Beech will feature as part of a week-long programme from Hull Libraries.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, along with Steve Montgomery, Managing Director of FirstGroup, Hull Trains’ owners, this week held an urgent, Ministerial-level discussion on the severe impact of coronavirus on Hull Trains.
The talks with the Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris MP, were arranged at short notice in recognition of the firm’s ongoing difficulties.
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has held an urgent meeting with the Managing Director of Hull Trains, Louise Cheeseman, to get an update on the train operator’s situation as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
Hull Trains have suspended their operations since 30th March following the Government’s guidance that services should be for essential travel only, leading to an increase in the number of people working from home.
Hull Trains who operate services between Beverley and London has released images of its new trains. They have also confirmed the fleet is on schedule for passenger use this year.
Hull Trains has released new images that show the incredible production of its new £60m fleet.
Hull Trains will be running two further services to and from Cottingham and Beverley after approval was granted by the Office of Rail and Road.
In addition to the 06:00 service from Beverley and the 18:48 service from London King’s Cross, Hull Trains will now extend its journey to and from Beverley on the 08:23 service from Hull and the 15:48 service from London King’s Cross.
Hull Trains has revealed its new trains are on schedule to arrive in the UK later this year – which will see them become one of the “best rail operating companies in the UK.”
It comes as the firm revealed the fifth and final train in the new £60m fleet arrived in Europe for internal fitting ahead of schedule this week – having been built at Hitachi Rail’s manufacturing plant in Kasado, Japan. When they are launched, Hull Trains will have the youngest entire fleet in the country.
Hull Trains gave its passengers and local key stakeholders a glimpse into the future of rail travel when a test version similar to its new £60m fleet visited the city.
Hundreds of people visited Hull Paragon Interchange on Friday to catch a first-hand glimpse of the state-of-the-art Hitachi Class 802 train.
Hull Trains who offer a direct service between Beverley and London have been rated as one of the best in the country by passengers.
In recent months Hull Trains have had a testing time but despite this 96pc of customers say they are happy with the service.
Hull Trains have taken delivery of 38-year-old HST Inter City 125 saying they hope it shows their commitment to delivering great customer service.
Bosses say that the train which was manufactured at the Crewe Works back in 1981 is a real boost for the company. They also add its arrival was hard to secure given the lack of rolling stock in the UK.
Hull Trains, who operate a direct link between Beverley and London is delighted have revealed the first artist’s impression of the new trains set to hit the tracks as part of a major £60m investment.
From December 2019 onwards, customers will benefit from more seating capacity, enhanced interiors and faster speeds as part of a major £60million investment.
Hull Trains who provide a direct service between Beverley and London are celebrating after figures published by Transport Focus show one best at when it comes to customer satisfaction.
Hull Trains scored 95pc which 14pc higher than the overall national average score in the National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS) for overall customer satisfaction.
The UK’s Rail Operator of the Year 2016/17 has received one of its biggest endorsements yet for customer service in the prestigious Rail Business Awards.
Hull Trains has been shortlisted ahead of the awards in February for Customer Service Excellence, beating off competition amongst an “exceptionally high calibre” of entries.
Hull Trains, who operate a direct service Beverley and London are celebrating yet another customer service victory as they won the top accolade for Customer Service Team of the Year at the North of England Transport Awards for the second year running.
The awards reward innovation, excellence and the very best practice throughout the north of England
Hull’s very own rail operator, Hull Trains, has once again topped the industry’s independent satisfaction league that compares every single train company in the UK on a range of customer-focused metrics.
Hull Trains scored a massive 97% satisfaction for service – 8% higher than the average long distance operator and a full 6% higher than the franchise competitor on the East Coast route, Virgin Trains.
Hull Trains, the UK’s Rail Operator of the Year, has been awarded a further three awards at the multi-national BeFirst awards in Manchester.
The awards celebrate the ‘best of the best’ and recognise individuals and teams who have made significant contributions to the business and its customers.