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Passengers thrown from seats on train driven ’50mph above speed limit’

Passengers were thrown from their seats and hit by falling luggage on a train being driven at 50mph above the speed limit, investigators said. The Lumo service passed over three sets of points near Peterborough station in Cambridgeshire at 75mph at ...

11 May 2022 at 14:55

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FirstGroup profits improve on recovering passenger numbers

Bus and train operator FirstGroup has reported an increase in profits amid cost reductions and a recovery in passenger numbers. It came in an update a week after the company rejected a £1.2 billion takeover proposal from an American serial suitor, ...

14 Jun 2022 at 16:00

City

US investor tries to buy FirstGroup for up to £1.2bn

FirstGroup said that it is looking through a new takeover proposal from a serial suitor based in the US. The company said that it was the latest of a series of “unsolicited” and “conditional” proposals from Miami-headquartered I Squared Capital ...

26 May 2022 at 11:51

Avanti West Coast handed contract extension

Train operator Avanti West Coast has been handed a short-term contract extension by the Department for Transport (DfT), the FirstGroup-owned company said. The operator has struggled with reliability and punctuality during parts of the past ...

20 Mar 2023 at 10:45

Government accused of ‘rewarding failure’ over new Avanti West Coast contract

A Government decision to grant a short-term contract renewal to Avanti West Coast has been condemned by Labour and trade unions. The operator has struggled with reliability and punctuality during parts of the past year. It was forced to ...

20 Mar 2023 at 17:20

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FirstGroup upgrades profit targets as bus and train travel rebounds

Transport operator FirstGroup said profits for the year are set to surpass previous targets after a pick up in bus and train demand. The firm, which runs TransPennine Express, saw shares edge higher after it said adjusted operating ...

10 Mar 2023 at 09:11

Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry handed new contracts

Train operators Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry have been handed long-term contract renewals, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. Transport Secretary Mark Harper said Avanti West Coast is “back on track” after ...

19 Sept 2023 at 08:35

Labour: Passengers will be ‘appalled’ at new contracts for train operators

Passengers will be “appalled” that long-term contracts have been handed to two of Britain’s least punctual train operators, according to Labour. The Department for Transport (DfT) announced that Avanti West Coast and ...

19 Sept 2023 at 15:08

TransPennine Express needs ‘fresh start’ after spate of cancellations – mayors

Train operator TransPennine Express (TPE) needs a “fresh start” after nearly a quarter of trains were cancelled between February and March, mayors in the north of England have said. The Labour mayors of West ...

17 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Passengers face ‘crisis’ on railways as cancellations hit new high

Train reliability across Britain reached the worst level on record in recent weeks, with Avanti West Coast cancelling the equivalent of about one in five services. Analysis of Office of Rail and Road (ORR) ...

23 Jan 2023 at 14:46

New contract for one of Britain’s least reliable train operators

One of Britain’s least reliable train operators has been handed a long-term contract renewal. The Department for Transport (DfT) announced that CrossCountry, whose network stretches across large parts of ...

19 Sept 2023 at 12:05

City

FirstGroup swings to a loss after pension costs but backs full-year outlook

Bus and rail operator FirstGroup swung to a loss in the first six months of the financial year as it faced a large one-off hit from its pension plans. The business said it made a pre-tax loss of £68.4 ...

23 Nov 2023 at 09:37

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