2018 | News | Hull Trains

News and updates from Hull Trains in 2018.

23 Nov 2018

Poppy Appeal Raises Over £5000 On Hull Trains

A Royal British Legion poppy appeal has raised over £5000 on Hull Trains' services, helping families of veterans.

Hull Trains in London King's Cross Station

08 Nov 2018

Hull Trains Supports Veterans On Armistice Day

Hull Trains support military veterans as tens of thousands of people travel to London to commemorate Armistice Day.

28 Sep 2018

Hull Trains Team Celebrate Mags Newton

Hull Trains waved off colleague Mags Newton on a surprise trip as she was set to work her final shift before retirement.

25 Sep 2018

Celebrating 18 Years of Direct Links to London

Hull Trains is celebrating 18 years since its first ever train departed London-bound from Hull.

19 Sep 2018

Hull Trains appoint Commercial and Customer Servic...

Hull Trains appoint visitor economy expert Susie Brindley as Commercial and Customer Services Director.

13 Sep 2018

Hull Trains’ Appointed New Production Director

A long-serving member of the Hull Trains team, Louise Mendham, has been appointed as Production Director.

12 Sep 2018

First Glimpse of Hull Trains’ New Fleet

Work to construct the first shell of Hull Trains’ new hi-tech Hitachi fleet is complete, new pictures have unveiled.

12 Sep 2018

Hull Trains Donates Squash to Castle Hill Hospital

Hull Trains donated dozens of boxes of squash to Castle Hill Radiotherapy Department.

22 Aug 2018

Strong Service Reliability for Hull Trains

Rail industry figures name Hull Trains top performing long distance train company on the East Coast Main Line.

03 Aug 2018

Hull Trains Smashes Through The Glass Ceiling

Hull Trains continues to smash through the gender pay gap ‘glass ceiling’, by bucking the national trend.

Hull Trains strawberries and cream Wimbledon

02 Aug 2018

Passenger Numbers Grow On Board Hull Trains

Higher passenger numbers after giving out a record number of strawberries and cream for Wimbledon.

Town crier sends passengers on Hull Trains

01 Aug 2018

Town Crier Sends Off Passengers on Yorkshire Day

Passengers on 08:23 Hull Trains service on August 1st greeted by reigning British town crier champion for Yorkshire Day.

Louise Cheeseman appointed MD of Hull Trains

25 Jul 2018

Hull Trains Welcomes £780m Rail Investment

Theresa May’s announcement welcomed as a £780m investment will significantly improve East Coast Main Line by 2020.

03 Jul 2018

‘Between the Badges’: Hull Trains’ MD Journey

Hull Trains’ new managing director found an old name badge from 2005 showing her incredible journey over the 13 years.

12 Jun 2018

Louise Cheeseman Appointed Hull Trains MD

FirstGroup has appointed Louise Cheeseman, formerly Service Delivery Director at Hull Trains, as Managing Director.

10 May 2018

On Track For Launch of New Hull Trains Fleet

Hull Trains reveal the first artist’s impression of new trains set to hit the tracks as part of major £60m investment.

01 May 2018

Child Mental Health Campaign on UK Transport Netwo...

Adverts are set to appear on buses and train stations around the UK to draw attention to children’s mental health.

30 Jan 2018

Hull Trains Amongst Top for Customer Satisfaction

Hull Trains is once again amongst the top of the National Rail Passenger Survey for overall customer satisfaction.

29 Jan 2018

Hull Trains Raise Over £1750 for HCU

Hull Trains colleagues have recently raised over £1750 for their charity of choice, Hull Children’s University (HCU).