Renaissance Trains

Renaissance Trains

Renaissance Trains is a company formed in 1997 with the purpose of promoting and investing in "open access" passenger and freight rail businesses in the United Kingdom, as well as promoting and investing in rail industry innovation. Its shareholders are John Nelson, Peter Wilkinson, Mike Jones and Mary Bonar. It is based in York [ [http://www.railwaypeople.com/rail-directory-companies/renaissance-trains-ltd-13984.html Railway People] ] .

Two shareholders of Renaissance — Mike Jones and John Nelson — formed Hull Trains with GB Railways, and took a 10% stake each, which they continued to hold when First took over GB Railways.

Companies

Below are a list of companies that are currently proposed or have been started by Renaissance Trains:

*First Hull Trains - trains between London and Hull, operated in conjunction with First.
*Wrexham & Shropshire - trains between London and Wrexham. Joint venture between Renaissance and Laing Rail, [ [http://www.wrexhamandshropshire.co.uk/about-wsmr.html About Wrexham and Shropshire] ] who have now been bought by DB Regio. [cite web|url=http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/news/latest-news/chiltern-railways-sale/|title=Deutsche Bahn announces acquisition of Laing Rail|date=2008-01-21|accessdate=2008-01-22|publisher=Chiltern Railways]
*Humber Coast & City Railway - proposed [ [http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/rawm_Renaissance-humb_181006.PDF Humber Coast and City Railway proposal to the Office of Rail Regulation] ] . Services will run between Cleethorpes and Lincoln and Stratford in London via Peterborough.
*Glasgow Trains - proposed [ [http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/rawm_Renaissance-glas_181006.PDF Glasgow Trains proposal to the Office of Rail Regulation] ] . A service may run between Glasgow and Blackpool, Liverpool and Nottingham.
*First Harrogate Trains - proposed [ [http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/s17-Hull_Harrogate_apfrm.pdf First Harrogate Trains proposal to the Office of Rail Regulation] ] . A service in conjunction with First, as per Hull Trains, between Harrogate and London.

External links

* [http://www.renaissancetrains.com Renaissance Trains official website]

References


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