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<p>Abellio will invest £600 million in trains and stations in the new franchise, while
the Government continues with its £1.5 billion upgrade to the Midland Main Line, the
biggest upgrade to the line since it was completed in 1870. This is part of the Government’s
£48 billion investment to modernise our railways over the next five years. £200m was
spent last year to provide new track, signalling and a new platform at Derby Station
in preparation for the 2020 timetable change, which will help to reduce journey times
between Nottingham and Sheffield and London.</p><p>The upgrade of the Midland Main
Line means that, from the December 2020 timetable change, the new franchise operator
will be able to introduce new fast services on the Corby-London route, on modern express
trains, with more seats. Inter-city services will receive brand new trains and passengers
will see faster journey times over long-distances, while regional services will receive
modern diesel trains replacing the current aging rolling stock.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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