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Article: Grand Central: The story so far.
- Article from:
- Hartlepool Mail (Hartlepool, England)
- Article date:
- June 23, 2008
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March 2006: Grand Central wins contract from GNER to operate three direct services a day to London along the East Coast Mainline service.
December 10, 2006: The date of the first train leaving town was delayed until May 2007.
May 2007: The service is delayed until September after the company announce plans to refurbish its rolling stock.
August 2007: Grand Central takes delivery of the [pounds sterling]5m refurbished high speed rolling stock.
September 2007: The company awaits the arrival of several carriages and the launch is once again delayed. The company's drivers have been trained and begin to familiarise themselves with the new ...