Press Office

Welcome dear journalists. We hope you are going to enjoy what should be a fun campaign from the long suffering passengers of the troubled, East Midlands Trains run, Liverpool to Norwich line.

Some of us have campaign, journalism and marketing backgrounds and one day we said-enough is enough. We promise to keep you entertained over the next year or so as we sort out the misery and open up the issues.

Our media releases can be found on this page but you may also want to download our news letter or see the stories on our news page (also listed on this page).

Why there are not enough carriages

BASICALLY, East Midlands won the right to run the Liverpool to Norwich line from Central Trains. Central Trains submitted low passenger figures to the Government so, when they lost the bid to East Midlands, they were able to hand only half the carriages needed over.

New carriages were then ordered from the carriage leasing company. However, the leasing company had a 90% share of the leasing market and made £175 Million with this monopoly position. Thinking this seemed a bit excessive the Government called for an investigation of the carriage leasing industry. Confidence in carriage production then stalled, delays occurred, leaving passengers standing high and dry.

East Midlands hiding the facts

East Midlands has a legal contract to provide a service. However, they only have to communicate late/cancelled trains. Their website ‘faults with service’ page never mentions the incomplete trains they send us. So no penalty and no action.