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Brochure, paper, A new era for the East Coast - Your guide to the new franchise, issued by National Express East Coast, printed by the Illustrated London News Group, December 2007. Cover illustration "National Express celebrates the sights of the East Coast Route," by Ben O'Brien. Guide describes National Express' ethos, destinations etc. 11pp.

A new era for the East Coast - Your guide to the new franchise

2007-12
DVDs, video cassettes, TV news coverage of the East Coast main line and franchise holders, circa 1996 to 2014. The videos and discs were compiled mainly by TNS Media Intelligence for GNER and later National Express East Coast. The clips cover the reporting of the East Coast main line, inlcuding GNER's winning and loss of the franchise, National Express gaining the franchise, break-downs, disruption, accidents including Great Heck (Selby) and Hatfield, GNER's competition with Grand Central, and 'feel good' coverage such as train travel to the Bollywood Oscars, GNER's opera aboard a train, and GNER's appearance in 'Cheese and Tomato Toasties', an episode of the children's programme 'Me Too!'. There are also two GNER internal discs, one on the refurbishment of the HSTs and a powerpoint on the new wifi service. 41 DVDs and 14 VHS cassettes.

TV and news coverage of the East Coast main line and franchise holders

circa 1996-2014
GNER printed on DVD, HST A new lease of life, 12/03/2007, GNER corporate/promotional video on refurbished HST (Intercity 225), refreshing the fleet, including footage on board of HSTs being refurbished and completed, footage of public launch of refurbished GNER HST at Kings Cross, GNER representatives and others speaking: Richard McClean (GNER Operations director), John Meehan (Managing director Wabtec Ltd.), David Billmore (GNER Senior Technical Advisor York), Keith Mack (Project engineer HST continuance project), Richard Bourne (Fleet Development engineer), Tony Brown (GNER Manager fleet engineering), Mark Kynman (Project Manager Wabtec Rail), end with inaugural journel on board of freshly refurbished train, footage of first class and Ian McMillan reading/performing a poem about HST as hommage to the Night Mail poem ; duration: 7min50

TV news coverage 'HST A New Lease of Life'

2007-03-12
2 edited videos, broadcasted extracts about Environmentally friendly-rail travel on 03/09/2007: BBC1 North East & Cumbria (Look North) including short footage of Newcastle station ; ITV1 Tyne Tees (North East Tonight) Newcastle station, GNER had green carpet installed in the station, including interviews with passengers, John Gelson (GNER), questionning carbon emission by rail compare to planes ; ITV1 Tyne Tees (North East Tonight) gree carpet installed in Newcastle Central station by GNER to convince people to chose train over plane

TV news coverage of 'Environmentally friendly rail travel'

2007-09-03
1 edited video, broadcast extract about GNER losing High Court battle (fail to stop Grand Central to open its service), 27/07/2006: BBC TV 1 North East (Look North) including footage of York station, interviews with John Gelson (GNER), passengers ; 4min45

TV news coverage 'GNER Loses High Court Battle'

2006-07-27
Grand Central television advert broadcasted on ITV Tyne Tees (Pontop) 18/09/2007, Advertising simplicity of Grand Central compairing to other competitors on the same route: a single ticket type compare to competitors who have many different ticket type, cheap return tickets between North East and London, end slogan 'Grand Central the train you've been waiting for' / Grand Central leaflet inside DVD case, promotional offer and timetable until May 2008 between Sunderland and London Kings Cross / Advert recorded by TNS for GNER

GNER TV advert for 'Grand Central'

2007-09-18
1 edited video, broadcast extract about GNER could stay in York on 10/04/2007, BBC TV 1 North (Leeds & Sheffield) (Look North) GNER becoming part of Virgin group, with thransport correspondent Alan Whitehouse, including footage of York station, interviews with Jonathan Metcalfe (GNER), Brian Brock (Transport salaried staffs association) ; 2min7

TV news coverage 'GNER Could Stay in York'

2007-04-10
3 edited videos, broadcast extracts about Eurostar launch of services from North England to mainland Europe: ITV 1 Yorkshire West (Calendar, 14/11/2007) hish speed train between Leeds and Brussels in 5 hours total, on GNER service to London Kings Cross, footage of brand new St Pancras station and its champagne bar, interview with Nick Mercer (Eurostar), footage on board Eurostar and first class and in Brussels ; BBC 1 Yorkshire (Look North, 15/11/2007), new Eurostar terminal moved from Waterloo to St Pancras, two reporters on competition one traveling to Paris by rail the other by plane, leaving from York to Paris (Leeds airport), comparative footage of journey, interview with Philip Meeson (Jet2), Richard Brown (Eurostar), Steve Kimber (Great Rail Journeys), transport strike in Paris on arrival, footage of Paris and Eiffel tower ; BBC 1 North East & Cumbria (Look North, 19/11/2007), reporter travelling from Newcastle to Paris, footage of trip through driver window, interview with John Gelson (GNER), footage of St Pancras new station, first day of Eurostar from St Pancras, interview with Richard Brown (Chief excutive, Eurostar), footage of Eurostar and on board, and Paris Gare du Nord, also mention of strikes in Paris, plus footage of Eiffel tower illuminated ; approx. 12 min total

TV news coverage of 'Eurostar from the North of England to Mainland Europe'

2007-11
4 edited videos, broadcast extracts about Christmas Travel Update, 22/12/2006: BBC News 24 (2 extracts, News) (travel chaos) including footage live at York station, interview with John Gelson (GNER) ; BBC TV 1 North (Humberside & Sheffield) (Look North) special christmas timetable and GNER extended services ; BBC TV 1 North (Leeds and Sheffield) (Look North) with correspondent Alan Whitehouse from Wakefield ; 9min40 total

TV news coverage of 'Chritsmas Travel Update'

2006-12-22
6 edited videos, broadcast extracts on 01-02/08/2007 on a new announcer at York station, an American woman, Rhonda Franks; including interviews with Rhonda Franks and John Gelson (East Coast): ITV 1 Yorkshire (2 extracts, Calendar), BBC 1 N. East & Cumbria (3 extracts, Look North), BBC 1 Yorkshire (1 extract, Look North)

TV news coverage of 'Rhonda Franks is the new station announcer at York'

2007-08-01
2 edited videos, broadcasted extracts, 04/09/2006: BBC 1 North East & Cumbria (Look North) Sea Container (parent company to GNER) debts, including footage of York station, competition with Grand Central, questions future of East Coast Main Line franchise and job cuts at GNER ; ITV 1 Tyne Tees (Pontop) (North East Tonight) GNER re-negociating contract for 10 years franchise of East Coast Main Line with Department of Transport, including footage of Newcastle station ; 4min total

TV news coverage 'GNER Cash Crisis'

2006-09-04
edited video, broadcast extract from Scotsland Today, 28/04/2007 on Driver Simulator launch in Edinburgh, computer system to help driver test in various situation, including footage of Edinburgh station, images of simulator its controls and projector screen (simulating weather conditions, faults, etc), footage of actual simulation, reporter testing simulator, with Paul Lartley (GNER Simulator manager), interview with a driver (David Bowie or David Bowle) ; 2 minutes

TV news coverage of 'Driver simulator launch (Edinburgh)'

2007-04-28
2 edited videos, broadcast extracts about GNER jobs losses, 10/10/2006: BBC TV 1 North (Leeds and Sheffield) (Look North), including footage of York (Alan Whitehouse news correspondant, live in York), interviews with passenger (Georgina Mitchell), Chris Cheek (Editor, Rail Industry Monitor), Allen Heath (RMT Rail Union), Jonathan Metcalfe (Chief executive GNER) ; BBC TV 1 North East (Look North) including footage of Newcastle station, interviews with passengers, Allen Heath (RMT Rail Union) and Jonathan Metcalfe (Chief executive GNER) ; 9min30 total

TV news coverage 'GNER Jobs losses'

2006-10-10
6 edited videos, broadcast extracts about the launch of a new National Express Rail service, 09-13/12/2007: BBC 1 North East & Cumbria (3 extracts, Look North) footage of last GNER service, interview with Lee Garrett (GNER driver), passengers, John Gelson (GNER) - New National Express service, interview with John Gelson (National Express East Coast) - New National express service, interview with Richard Bowker (Chief executive, National Express Group), footage at Kings Cross, on board of new service, interview with passengers, footage of York station with classical music players welcoming passengers of new service, plus footage of last train of GNER ; ITV 1 Tyne Tees (North East Tonight) footage of National Express first new train, footage in Newcastle station, interview with Richard Bowker (National Express Group, chief executive), ticket fares in questions ; BBC 1 Yorkshire (Look North) National Express new service, footage of York station, interview with Rochard Bowker (National Express), footage from driver cab, tickets fares in questions, interview with passengers, with reporter Alan Whitehouse ; ITV 1 London (London Tonight) new Thameslink station in Kings Cross, interview with passengers, Ruth Kelly MP (Transport Secretary), National Express taking over ECML first service, interview with Richard Bowker (National Express Group), Langdon Park new station, interview with Ken Livingstone (Mayor of London)

TV news coverage of 'Launch of New National Express Rail Service'

2007-12-09
Publicity material, paper, card, plastic, GNER and National Express publicity and promotional material for East Coast Main Line services. Includes menus, leaflets re promotions and events such as York Races, advertising for ticket offers etc. Also includes some staff handbooks for on-board catering operations.

GNER and National Express publicity and promotional material

1990s-2000s
2 edited videos, broadcast extracts about 10 years since the privatisation of British Rail, 27-28/04/2006: BBC 1 North East, with transport correspondent Alan Whitehouse, footage on board of GNER service, interviews with David Holdgate (frequent traveller), Jonathan Metclafe (GNER), Chris Cheek (Editor Rail Industry Monitor), use of archive footage with A4 and inside kitchen carriage (comparing archive and GNER kitchen footage), questionning financial viability of GNER following bid for renewing 10 years license for East Coast Main Line ; BBC 1 East Midlands (East Midlands Today) with Alan Whitehouse BBC correspondant, using archive footage with A4, footage on board GNER service, interview with Jonathan Metcalfe (GNER) ; 5min total

TV news coverage of '10 years since the privatisation of British Rail'

2006
edited videos, broadcast extracts about National Rail Awards, 06/09/2007: ITV Tyne Tees (Pontop) (North East Tonight) Newcastle station elected Britain's station of the year, with footage of Newcatsle Central station ; BBC TV 1 North East (Look North) Newcastle station named as Britain's railway station of teh year, footage of Newcastle station ; 1 minute

TV news coverage of 'National Rail Awards'

2007-09-06
4 edited videos, broadcast extracts, Scotland TV (Scotland Today) East Coast Mainline linking Inverness Scotland to London, National Express accused of raising the cost of tickets, aerial footage of Forth Bridge, aerial footage of train on ECML ; BBC News Scotland (Reporting Scotland) National Expres taking over ECML, aerial footage of ECML and Forth bridge ; Scotland TV (Scotland Today) National Express criticised for increasing fare, aerial footage Forth bridge and ECML, footage on board National Express train, interview with Richard Bowker (National Express) ; Scotland TV (Scotland Today) - same, plus National Express on being environmentally friendly ; 6min total

TV news coverage of 'National Express ECML service'

circa 1996-2014
3 edited videos, 3 interviews with Richard Bowker by John Gelson likely made to show to Natioanl Express ECML staff; 1st interview talking about 09/09/2007 run of launch train of National Express East Coast (2min15) ; 2nd interview on key priorities for National Express East Coast for the 12-18 months to come (maintain performance, making travel simpler...), how to develop loyalty to new brand National Express, committed investments in East Coast Main Line, current situation for economy in the UK and National Express position, how not to do like GNER, importance of every member of staff in making travel easier, etc. (5min) ; 3rd interview on the National Express Brand ; files dated from 28/09/2008 / Handwritten title on label

TV coverage 'Richard Bowker Interviews'

circa 2008
1 edited video, broadcast extract about Bollywood oscars hosted in Yorkshire, 09/11/2006, ITV 1 Yorkshire West (Calendar) welcoming Amitabh Bachchan (Bollywood star) arriving in Yorkshire by GNER train, welcomed by Jonathan Metclafe, including interview with Amitabh Bachchan; 40 seconds

TV news coverage of 'Bollywood Oscars launched in Yorkshire'

2006-11-09
8 edited videos, broadcast extracts on East Coast Mainline rail disruption due to weather conditions (high wind) on 12/03/2008, various shots taken in Newcastle station and including interviews with John Gelson (East Coast): BBC 1 Yorkshire (2 extracts, Look North), ITV Tyne Tees (2 extracts, North East Tonight), BBC 1 N. East and Cumbria (4 extracts, Look North) / TNS: media tracking/reporting/analysing provider for companies

TV news coverage of 'East Coast Mainline rail disruption'

2008-03-12
4 edited videos, broadcast extracts, about power problems creating rail disruption, 12-13/02/2008: BBC 1 Yorkshire (Look North) overhead power cables went down on ECML near Thirsk, footage of stationnary National Express train to Edinburgh near Thirsk, interview with Andrew Edwards (Passenger, Radio Leeds presenter), footage at York station, interviews with passengers, John Gelson (National Express), footage of repair work ; BBC 1 North East & Cumbria (Look North) disruption on ECML due to overhead cables coming down - same footage and interviews ; BBC 1 Yorkshire (Look North) services returning to normal, work during the night, footage of York station and repair work on cables near Thirsk ; BBC 1 North East & Cumbria (Look North) services returning to normal, news announce only, no footage

TV news coverage of 'Power problems cause rail disruption'

2008-02-12
1 edited video, broadcast extract about the future of GNER (Sea Container filling for bankruptcy and compatition with Great Central service), 16/10/2006: ITV Tyne Tees (Bilsdale) (North East Tonight), including footage of York station, interviews with customers, Jonathan Metcalfe (GNER), Chris Grayling MP (Shadow Transport Secretary); 2min30

TV news coverage of 'Future of GNER'

2006-10-16
Compilation of edited video, broadcast on ITV Tyne Tees/Border label, Flying Scotsman, 23/05/2011 about launch of Flying Scotsman service on East Coast Main Line (ECML) ; 5min30 total

TV news coverage of 'Flying Scotsman'

circa 1996-2014
8 edited videos, broadcast extracts, on National Express getting ECML franchise, 14/08/2007: Sky News (Sky News Today) footage of GNER trains ; BBC News 24 (Morning News) live interview with Jonathan Metcalfe (GNER Chief executive) talking about GNER losing bid for franchise, transition and working with National Express and footage of GNER train ; ITV Tyne Tees (Pontop) (North East Tonight) National Express replacing GNER on ECML, footage of GNER train in York station, future figures investment by National Express, interview with Richard Bowker (National Express Chief Executive), Jonathan Metcalfe (GNER Chief executive), passengers, live interview with Philip Haigh (Rail Magazine) ; ITV Yorkshire East (Calendar) footage of GNER train in York, interview with Jonathan Metcalfe (GNER) ; BBC TV 1 North H & L (Look North) Lincoln station new rail link to London service to be introduced by 2010 with National Express, footage of empty Lincoln station with reporter, footage of GNER train in York, interview with Lincoln inhabitants, extate agents (Edward Walter, Walter's Property Marketing), interview with David Mitchell (Federation of small businesses for Lincolnshire) skeptical about new service as will not be before 2010, Gillian Merron (Lincoln MP) Lincoln part of the Intercity map, opportunities at Lincoln ; BBC TV 1 East Midlands (East Midlands Today) National Express taking over ECML, interview with Gillian Merron (Lincoln MP), reporter at Newark Northgate station, improvements in stations by National Express, interviews with passengers, Rodney Hughes (Chamber of Commerce) ; BBC TV 1 North East (Look North) National Express taking over from GNER, GNER train in York station, interviews with passengers, Jonathan Metcalfe (GNER), archive footage of Flying Scotsman and Mallard on ECML ; BBC TV North L & S (Look North) National Express on ECML, GNER train footage, interviews with passengers, reporter on tickets sales and fares and National Express payment to the government, interview with Tom Harris MP (Rail Minister), Jonathan Metcalfe (GNER)

TV news coverage of 'East Coast Main Line Franchise goes to National Express'

2007
2 edited videos, broadcast extracts about Training simulator for train drivers which costed GNER £1.5 million, 12/07/2007: ITV Tyne Tees (Pontop) (North East Tonight) 4 new simulators to prepare train drivers for porr conditions, first install in Newcastle, reporter using simulator at Newcastle central station with Paul Lartley (simulator manager) explaining the controls of simulators, footage of actual simulation, interview with John Gelson (GNER) ; BBC TV 1 North East (Look North), GNER new training simulator, footage of simulator between Newcastle and Berwick, reporter testing simulator, interview with Paul Lartley (Driver simulator manager), footage of actual simulation, footage of simulator in Newcastle, interview with John Gelson (GNER), Christopher Boayd (train driver) ; 5 minutes total

TV news coverage of 'Training simulator for drivers'

2007-07-12
4 edited videos, broadcast extracts on Bollywood Oscars held in Yorkshire (ceremony in Sheffield), train prepared for the occasion by GNER, 'GNER welcomes the International Indian Film Academy Awards to Yorkshire' on power car 82218, on 06-07/06/2007, interview with Indian film stars in railway stations (St Pancras, York): ITV Yorkshire (Emley), Calendar ; BBC 1 North (Leeds and Sheffield), Look North ; ITV 1, GMTV 1 ; BBC 1 North West, North West Tonight / TNS: media tracking/reporting/analysing provider for companies

TV news coverage 'Bollywood Oscars in Yorkshire'

2007
2 edited videos, broadcast extracts about GNER jobs losses, 10/10/2006: BBC TV 1 North (Leeds and Sheffield) (Look North), including footage of York (Alan Whitehouse news correspondant, live in York), interviews with passenger (Georgina Mitchell), Chris Cheek (Editor, Rail Industry Monitor), Allen Heath (RMT Rail Union), Jonathan Metcalfe (Chief executive GNER) ; BBC TV 1 North East (Look North) including footage of Newcastle station, interviews with passengers, Allen Heath (RMT Rail Union) and Jonathan Metcalfe (Chief executive GNER) ; 9min30 total / With note on case: incomplete DVD, and list of clips on seperate sheet inside the case

TV news coverage 'GNER Jobs losses'

2006-10-10
18 edited videos, broadcast extracts on GNER winning the East Coast Main Line franchise

TV news coverage 'GNER winning the East Coast mainline franchise'

2005
National Express Introduction, May 2008, promotional video of National Express Services: train, trams, buses, school buses, coaches, mini buses rental, footage illustrating various mode of transports offered, footage of busy stations, end slogan: National Express "making travel simpler" / National Express logo and DVD label

Promotional Video 'National Express Introduction'

2008
8 edited videos, television adn radio broadcast extracts on variety of ticket types and railway company surcharging passengers for using tickets for a shorter journey than booked for on the same train (19/05/2007) and half hourly services to London (21/05/2007): BBC TV 1 (19/05/2007, Breakfast) using archive footage of GWR Castle class and passengers at station, about numerous ticket types, investigation with a passenger who travelled with GNER and was given panalty for taking same train as booked but from a different departing station on the way (York instead of Berwick as paid for), GNER not willing to reply to reporters, other companies quoted for doing the same (Virgin trains, Great Western, Midland Mainline, Scotrail) surcharging passengers for shorter journeys on same train than the ones booked for, interview with Martin Lewis (Moneysavingexpert.com); BBC TV 1 (19/05/2007, Breakfast) range of fares and conditions for train tickets - same edit than first, plus live interview with Tom Hall (editor of Lonely Planet) about loopalls people could use to get cheaper tickets ; BBC TV 1 North (Leeds & Sheffield) (21/05/2007, News) Half hourly services to London, including footage of York station ; Radio Lincs FM (21/05/2007, News) half hourly services to London, interview with GNER spokesman Richard Allen ; BBC Radio Leeds (21/05/2007, Breakfast) GNER launches half hourly services between Leeds and Kings Cross, interview with Alan Hyde (GNER), commuters from North East who work in London, variety of ticket types, (lengthy interview), reporters commenting how hard it is to find the cheaper fares ; BBC TV 1 East Midlands (21/05/2007) East Midlands Today) first extra service to London of GNER on ECML ; BBC Radio Leeds (21/05/2007, News) new hal hourly services to London with GNER, interview with Ian Williams (Leeds Chamber of Commerce) importance of improved services for East Yorkshire economy ; BBC Radio Nottingham (21/05/2007, News) new half hourly services to London on ECML with GNER, interview with Alan Hyde (GNER) ; 21min30 total

TV coverage of 'Half hourly services to London and ticket types variety'

2007
25 edited videos, broadcast extracts on broken down GNER train, 23/06/2005: ITV News channel (3 extracts, News) ; Sky News (1 extract, News) ; ITV Carlton (1 extract, News) ; BBC News 24 (1 extract, News) ; 24/06/2005: ITV Carlton (5 extracts, News and GMTV News) ; BBC TV 1 North (1 extract, Breakfast) ; BBC TV 1 East (1 extract, Look East) ; ITV Anglia (2 extracts, Anglia News) ; ITV Yorkshire Emley (1 extract, Calendar lunchtime news) ; BBC TV North L&S (1 extract, Look North) ; BBC TV North East (1 extract, Look North) ; BBC TV 1 East (1 extract, Look North) ; BBC TV East Midlands (1 extract, East Midlands Today) ; ITV Anglia East (1 extract, Anglia Tonight) ; ITV Anglia West (1 extract, Anglia Tonight) ; ITV Yorkshire Emley (1 extract, Calendar) ; BBC TV North East (1 extract, Look North) ; BBC TV East Midlands (1 extract, East Midlands Today)

TV news coverage of 'Broken down GNER train'

2005-06-23