'A joint project between Virgin Trains and Stagecoach will run the East Coast Mainline rail route from March 2015.'
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Running-East-Coast-Mainline-franchise-announced/story-24768167-detail/story.html
Stagecoach and Virgin win East Coast mainline rail franchise
'The firms promised to invest £140m in the route over eight years, and will pay the government £3.3bn for the contract.'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30222458
More trains from Lincoln to London promised by East Coast rail franchise winner
'For Lincoln, the following benefits have been promised:
- an additional 6 trains from and 5 trains to London from May 2019
- upgraded train interiors introduced between 2015 and 2017
- station served by new high speed IEP trains from 2020 providing:
more reliable services, more seats, more luggage space, faster journey times and improved wi-fi and mobile coverage.'
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