Renaissance Trains was formed in 1997 with the purpose of promoting and investing in "open access" passenger and freight rail businesses, as well as promoting and investing in rail industry innovation. Its shareholders are John Nelson, Peter Wilkinson, Mike Jones and Mary Bonar. It is based in York [1] in the United Kingdom. Two shareholders - Mike Jones and John Nelson - of Renaissance formed Hull Trains with FirstGBRf and took a 10% stake each. First took over GB Railfreight , and renamed it FirstGBRf, but Mike Jones and John Nelson continue to hold their stakes.
Companies
Below are a list of companies that are currently proposed or have been started by Renaissance Trains:
- Hull Trains - trains between London and Hull.
- Wrexham & Shropshire - trains between London and Wrexham. Joint venture between Renaissance and Laing Rail. Starts spring 2008.[2]
- Humber Coast & City Railway - proposed [3]. Services will run between Cleethorpes and Lincoln and Stratford in London via Peterborough.
- Glasgow Trains - proposed [4]. A service may run between Glasgow and Blackpool, Liverpool and Nottingham.
