Sheffield - London: Removal of many permitted routes

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Glynn Magheramorne

Dear East Coast Main Line Company Limited,

On 6th of June the mapped routes for Sheffield to London were
reduced.

Still Valid
SY
Allows Midland MainLine Only
HO+EE
Allows Sheffield - Doncaster then ECML (or via Lincoln)

No Longer Valid Mapped Routes
AM+KP
Via Nottingham & Grantham / Leicester & Peterborough
BY+TV
Via Tamworth/Birmingham And WCML
HO+AD
Via Doncaster, Peterborough,Cambridge to Liverpool Street
SH+LN
Via Worksop & Retford

This is very strange as the route via Retford is often the quickest route, and will undoubtedly be generating East Coast revenue.

As the Sheffield - London 'Any Permitted' flow is priced by East Coast, and as East Coast, at times, provide the fastest and cheapest journey opportunities, obviously such changes could not be withdrawn without the permission of East Coast, therefore I would like a copy of all correspondence between any relevant bodies and Companies regarding any changes to the Sheffield to London routeing options.

In addition to a copy of all such correspondence, I would also like to request your reasoning for either requesting and/or approving these changes.

Or, if you did not request, nor approve such changes, then I trust you will investigate why your revenue for journey opportunities via Retford has been undermined by a third party. If this is the case, please advise me at the earliest opportunity of such an investigation, and inform me of the outcome and relevant correspondence when it is complete.

Yours faithfully,

Glynn Magheramorne

Enquiries,

Dear Mr. Magheramorne,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information
request.

We will respond to your request within twenty working days.

Yours sincerely,

Matt Short

East Coast Main Line Company Limited
________________________________________
From: Glynn Magheramorne [[FOI #215660 email]]
Sent: 08 June 2014 19:07
To: Enquiries
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Sheffield - London: Removal of
many permitted routes

Dear East Coast Main Line Company Limited,

On 6th of June the mapped routes for Sheffield to London were
reduced.

Still Valid
SY
Allows Midland MainLine Only
HO+EE
Allows Sheffield - Doncaster then ECML (or via Lincoln)

No Longer Valid Mapped Routes
AM+KP
Via Nottingham & Grantham / Leicester & Peterborough
BY+TV
Via Tamworth/Birmingham And WCML
HO+AD
Via Doncaster, Peterborough,Cambridge to Liverpool Street
SH+LN
Via Worksop & Retford

This is very strange as the route via Retford is often the quickest route,
and will undoubtedly be generating East Coast revenue.

As the Sheffield - London 'Any Permitted' flow is priced by East Coast,
and as East Coast, at times, provide the fastest and cheapest journey
opportunities, obviously such changes could not be withdrawn without the
permission of East Coast, therefore I would like a copy of all
correspondence between any relevant bodies and Companies regarding any
changes to the Sheffield to London routeing options.

In addition to a copy of all such correspondence, I would also like to
request your reasoning for either requesting and/or approving these
changes.

Or, if you did not request, nor approve such changes, then I trust you
will investigate why your revenue for journey opportunities via Retford
has been undermined by a third party. If this is the case, please advise
me at the earliest opportunity of such an investigation, and inform me of
the outcome and relevant correspondence when it is complete.

Yours faithfully,

Glynn Magheramorne

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Dear Mr. Magheramorne,

Please find attached our response to your request.

Yours sincerely,

Matt Short

East Coast Main Line Company Limited

________________________________________
From: Glynn Magheramorne [[FOI #215660 email]]
Sent: 08 June 2014 19:07
To: Enquiries
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Sheffield - London: Removal of many permitted routes

Dear East Coast Main Line Company Limited,

On 6th of June the mapped routes for Sheffield to London were
reduced.

Still Valid
SY
Allows Midland MainLine Only
HO+EE
Allows Sheffield - Doncaster then ECML (or via Lincoln)

No Longer Valid Mapped Routes
AM+KP
Via Nottingham & Grantham / Leicester & Peterborough
BY+TV
Via Tamworth/Birmingham And WCML
HO+AD
Via Doncaster, Peterborough,Cambridge to Liverpool Street
SH+LN
Via Worksop & Retford

This is very strange as the route via Retford is often the quickest route, and will undoubtedly be generating East Coast revenue.

As the Sheffield - London 'Any Permitted' flow is priced by East Coast, and as East Coast, at times, provide the fastest and cheapest journey opportunities, obviously such changes could not be withdrawn without the permission of East Coast, therefore I would like a copy of all correspondence between any relevant bodies and Companies regarding any changes to the Sheffield to London routeing options.

In addition to a copy of all such correspondence, I would also like to request your reasoning for either requesting and/or approving these changes.

Or, if you did not request, nor approve such changes, then I trust you will investigate why your revenue for journey opportunities via Retford has been undermined by a third party. If this is the case, please advise me at the earliest opportunity of such an investigation, and inform me of the outcome and relevant correspondence when it is complete.

Yours faithfully,

Glynn Magheramorne

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