CrossCountry 2007

industry:
Train operating company

Only rail franchise without any stations. Owned by Arriva.

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Poster, CrossCountry. ‘Find the cheapest train tickets – no booking fee, no queues’. The poster shows a photograph of a CrossCountry train in a modern station [possibly Leeds]. The side/windows of the train are used as a search box for an internet search engine, with a ‘Search’ button also on the side of the train. The lower edge is burgundy with the text ‘Buy your train tickets for less at crosscountrytrains.co.uk and you could / even print them at work or at home – so there’s no queuing… guaranteed / crosscountrytrains.co.uk your search engine’. CrossCountry logo top right. Poster ref XC0047. 637mm x 1018mm. 55mm tear top edge and crease/printing error top left corner.

Find the cheapest train tickets – no booking fee, no queues
Poster, CrossCountry. 'Last minute plans don't have to mean last minute train ticket prices'. Poster shows people attending a music concert, angle taken from crowd. The lower edge is burgundy with the text in left corner reading 'cheap advance train tickets/ available online up to/ 15 minutes before departure/ online moblie app/ [in smaller text] subject to availability'. 'Terms and conditions apply - see website for details/ XC01811'. In bottom right corner CrossCountry logo with slogan 'going that bit further' and below [in smaller text] 'part of Arriva - a DB company'. Poster ref XC01811. 644mm x 1025 mm.

Last minute plans don't have to mean last minute train ticket prices
Poster, CrossCountry. ‘Train tickets at your fingertips means more time on your hands’. Poster shows a photo montage with the top half of the image a man outdoors using his smart phone; the lower half of the image has the man’s legs in a queue [waiting to buy tickets?]. The lower edge of the poster is burgundy with a hand holding a smart phone. It reads ‘Search / crosscountry [with logo] / online|mobile|app’. Poster ref XC0153. 637mm x 1018mm.

Train tickets at your fingertips means more time on your hands
Poster, CrossCountry. ‘Next Stop... Summer (Punting). Text reads 'Next Stop / Historic Places, New Discoveries’. The poster has a photograph of the Bridge of Sighs, Cambridge with a group of people in a boat punting. The CrossCountry logo is in the top right corner. The title is in BR style totem. The lower edge of the poster is burgundy with the text 'Rediscover Britain by train / this summer with CrossCountry' and with a hand holding a smart phone. It reads ‘Search / crosscountry [with logo] / online|mobile|app’.Poster ref XC0160. 637mm x 1018mm

Next Stop... Summer (Punting)
Poster, CrossCountry. ‘Take the mystery out of your magical mystery tour’. The poster shows an image of an internet map (from Tele Atlas) with a dialogue box pointing to the JORVIK Viking Centre, York. The dialogue box has an image of an historic sword and helmet and the text ‘Explore is a unique online tool that allows you to look at your destination before you leap on the train. You can buy the cheapest Advance tickets available, there’s no booking fee and you can even book your hotel room. Just picture yourself there. Crosscountrytrains.co.uk/explore’. With the CrossCountry logo. The National Railway Museum, York Castle Museum and the railway station are also flagged. Poster ref XC0135. 637mm x 1018mm.

Take the mystery out of your magical mystery tour
Poster, CrossCountry. ‘Book early for the sweetest Easter fares’. The poster shows a ticket looking like a bar of chocolate sitting on a foil wrapper. The lower edge of the poster is burgundy with a hand holding a smart phone. It reads ‘Search / crosscountry [with logo] / online|mobile|app’. CrossCountry logo in top right. Poster ref XC0156. 637mm x 1018mm.

Book early for the sweetest Easter fares
Notice, CrossCountry. ‘Changes to train times’. Saturday 6 to Sunday 28 April 2013. The notice has four network maps and text giving details of alterations to train services. The CrossCountry logo is at the top left of the poster and the Customer Relations contact details are at the top right. At the bottom of the poster ‘crosscountrytrains.co.uk’. Poster ref XC1308. 637mm x 1018mm.

Changes to train times
Notice, CrossCountry. ‘CrossCountry Announcements / April 2013’. The notice shows a smart phone, on the screen of which is given various information under the headings: Train Tickets app update available; Birmingham New Street station halftime switchover April 2013; Extra 10% of Advance tickets for students; Summer Saturday train services; Ticket Alerts. Below this information text reads ‘Our Public Performance Measure from Sunday 3 March to Saturday 30 March 2013 was 89.2%. Below this are the logos for Facebook and Twitter and an image of a train with the side/windows as a search box for an internet search engine. The text in the box reads ‘Cheap fares – no booking fee’. The top edge of the smart phone has the CrossCountry logo, the lower part has the text ‘get mobile with / crosscountrytrains.co.uk / your search engine’. Customer Relations contact details along lower edge. Poster ref XC1309. 637mm x 1018mm.

CrossCountry Announcements, April 2013
Leaflet, paper, Something to eat or drink? Your guide to CrossCountry's at-seat service, issued by CrossCountry, 2014. Leaflet for distribution at stations. Gives CrossCountry's onboard menu.

Something to eat or drink?
Poster, CrossCountry. ‘How can I avoid Summer holiday traffic?’ The poster shows a smart phone with dialogue boxes reading, ‘How can I avoid Summer holiday traffic?’, with a photograph of a traffic jam, followed by the text ‘Book train tickets online and dodge the queues’. Below this is an image of a CrossCountry train with the windows used as an internet search engine search box. The top edge of the smart phone has the CrossCountry logo, the lower part has the text ‘get mobile with / crosscountrytrains.co.uk / your search engine’. Poster ref XC0130. 637mm x 1018mm.

How can I avoid Summer holiday traffic?
Notice, CrossCountry. ‘Hello / We’re CrossCountry’. The notice shows a network map of the companies lines. It reads ‘With a network covering over 1,400 miles and serving over 100 stations, we cross more of the country than any other train company. Where can we take you?’. Below this are various pieces of information about buying tickets under the following headings: Buying your tickets; Register with us; JourneyCare; Group Travel; Your Feedback’. Map and text in shades of red/burgundy/mauve on a white background. There are logos for Facebook and Twitter. The lower edge of the poster is burgundy with a hand holding a smart phone. It reads ‘Search / crosscountry [with logo] / online|mobile|app’. Poster ref XC0155. 637mm x 1018mm.

Hello. We’re CrossCountry

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