
John Grainger
@john_grainger
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Joint Head of Performance East Coast Partnership for LNER and Network Rail. Views generally my own...
York, UK
Joined October 2011
Great day on our 2025 Coffee Cup Run yesterday discussing all things performance with @LNER @NetworkRailEC @NetworkRailSCOT @HitachiRailENG @northernassist @TPExpressTrains @transportgovuk @railandroad colleagues. More here:
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After a week commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day how lovely to find 800111 'Thank You' working 1S22 1500 KGX-EDB alongside 91111 'For the Fallen' about to work 1D19 1503 KGX-LDS in the King's Cross sunshine this afternoon @LNER @225groupuk #VEDay80
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Quiet at Kings Cross after a challenging 48hrs-a signal cable fault at Grantham on Wed followed by a cable fire nr Stevenage last night causing some huge delays. Apologies all round & thanks to @LNER @NetworkRailEC colleagues for looking after customers in difficult circumstances
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More great work by @samaritans at Newark Northgate station to help keep the most vulnerable away from the railway and help save lives @LNER @NetworkRailEC.
It was great to meet up with some of the Trespass & Vandalism team who are supporting our #Smalltalksaveslives campaign at Newark Northgate Station this morning. @networkrail @LNER
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We're trialling machine learning to crunch station delays data and help identify potential issues in the future. This initiative is already proving its worth in keeping @LNER services On Time, and we're looking at how we expand its scope more widely on the network 👇.
Machine learning experts at @LNER have developed new technology that can help to predict train delays.
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We're carrying thousands of Newcastle fans to London today for the @Carabao_Cup final, with teams from @LNER and @NetworkRailEC working hard to make sure everyone gets there safely & On Time. Thanks also to the teams behind the scenes here in York Rail Operating Centre (ROC)
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Great to see this piece of railway history being restored by our colleagues at @NetworkRailEC - interesting thread too about what is still the newest part of the @LNER network providing 125mph running throughout its 14 mile length.
In 1980, a time capsule was buried and stone unveiled at Hambleton near Selby, marking the construction UK's first purpose-built high speed rail line.
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Proud that our industry leading collaboration between @LNER & @NetworkRailEC was acknowledged at today's Golden Whistles awards. We're paving the way towards GBR with the East Coast Partnership-working together between track & train to deliver a better railway for our customers
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Great to see LNER at the top of the table here with significantly reduced levels of cancellations following end an of industrial action and much better performance over recent months. Still much to do to improve further, but great teamwork here between @LNER & @NetworkRailEC.
Reliability improved for 14 out of 24 operators, with lower Cancellations compared with the same quarter the previous year. Of these, LNER (down 5.7 percentage points) showed the most improvement. TfW Rail (up 2 percentage points) had the largest increase.
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Please support this great initiative by @samaritans on Monday on board @LNER trains and also at our stations. Thanks also to @NetworkRailEC colleagues for their support.
Turn #BlueMonday into #BrewMonday ☕ 🧁 . Enjoy a complimentary blueberry muffin with a purchase of a hot drink on board tomorrow. All proceeds from our hot drink sales tomorrow will be going to the @samaritans ❤️
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Our newly named Azuma 801227 'Darlington' arrives at York earlier today, kicking off @LNER #Railway200 celebrations. Great work by colleagues at LNER and @HitachiRailENG to get everything in place for today's launch @sdrfestival #SDR200
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Something different for Christmas-the meeting rooms at @LNER HQ HQ in York have artwork of ECML traction through the years-IC225, Azuma, Mallard & one for @Captain_Deltic. Merry Christmas & thanks to all those at @networkrail working today to upgrade the railway! @225groupuk
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For those wondering what today was all about here are some defects picked up on todays run by the Pandas system. Theres a load more data of pantograph acceleration forces to be crunched now by @NetworkRailEC engineers so we can proactively fix defects before they impact services!
Our IC225 test train passes through York before arriving in Newcastle alongside some other former @LNER heritage traction! This trip was arranged with @NetworkRailEC to allow engineers to gain more insights into OLE condition using the Pandas V system fitted to 91127 @225groupuk
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Our IC225 test train passes through York before arriving in Newcastle alongside some other former @LNER heritage traction! This trip was arranged with @NetworkRailEC to allow engineers to gain more insights into OLE condition using the Pandas V system fitted to 91127 @225groupuk
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Great to catch up with @LNER @northernassist @TPExpressTrains @Se_Railway @NetworkRailEC colleagues at todays DFTO Future Labs in London. Some interesting developments in AI to improve performance data insights,upskill our people,improve incident response & enhance accessibility
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York station roof looking magnificent as ever as old meets new this afternoon - 34046 'Braunton' working today's Christmas Markets charter from London on the right, with @LNER Azuma 801226 'Together' working 1E16 1300 Edinburgh-King's Cross on the left
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Congrats to the team behind our @LNER Deer Deterrent System, picking up another award on Thurs at @dynamonortheast #dynamites24. Well done also to @TDynamicsHQ winning an award for Pandas OLE monitoring fitted to our IC225 fleet-2 great innovations keeping our customers On Time!
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RT @NetworkRailEC: #WeWillRememberThem . Hundreds of people gathered at 11am on the concourse at King’s Cross and at the North Eastern Rail….
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There's so much we do we probably don't shout loud enough about it. If your @LNER journey has been longer than usual over the last few weekends this is why-huge amounts of work by @NetworkRailEC to renew assets, helping to deliver @Captain_Deltic's boring reliable railway!
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