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Midland Mainline is creating 150 new jobs to help run a £160m fleet of new Meridian trains and refurbished High Speed Trains on the London-Sheffield line. 06-Sep-2002 Midland Mainline has announced a £160m order for 23 trains to be built by Bombardier Transportation in Wakefield and Bruges, with the creation of 210 jobs. 15-Feb-2002 Midland Mainline has won government permission to build a £17m station near Ratcliffe-on-Soar in the East Midlands, and 34 jobs will be created when it opens in summer 2002. 26-Jun-2001 Midland Mainline is considering plans to build a £4m customer service academy at Pride Park in Derby, in order to improve staff training. 05-Jan-2001 Midland Mainline and Railtrack have won government approval to build a £10m railway station on the outskirts of Nottingham. 09-Jun-1999 Midland Mainline is creating 100 new jobs in Derby following an increase in the frequency of its rail service from Derby and Sheffield to London. 28-May-1999 Midland Mainline is investing £41m in the expansion of its rail services between Leicester, Loughborough and Market Harborough, in order to provide a viable alternative to driving into the towns. 05-Mar-1999 Midland Mainline has set up a new company in Derby called Maintrain, which will employ 270 people and take responsibility for train maintenance operations. 14-Jan-1999 Adtranz and Midland Mainline are backing a move by the Derby Rail Forum to persuade the government to locate the headquarters of the new Strategic Rail Authority in Derby. 04-Jan-1999 Midland Mainline is planning to build a £10m rail station near Nottingham, which would create more than 100 jobs. 01-Oct-1998 Midland Mainline, the National Express-owned rail company, is increasing the size of a recent order awarded to Adtranz from 13 to 17 trains, with the additional 4 trains costing £3m. 15-Oct-1997 National Express has been ordered by the government to provide guarantees on coach fares and timetables in order to avoid having its acquisition of the Midland Mainline rail franchise referred to competition authorities. 21-Dec-1996 National Express has been referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission as it has refused to promote rival coach services following its acquisition of the Midland Mainline InterCity rail franchise. 31-Jul-1996 The trade and industry secretary is threatening to refer National Express' acquisition of the Midland Mainline rail franchise to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission due to fears that competition will be reduced. 28-Jun-1996 National Express, the coach company, has won a ten year franchise to operate the Midland Mainline InterCity rail service between London and South Yorkshire. 22-Apr-1996
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