to carry Grand Central's new logo and orange stripe livery. During September 2009, the units entered revenue service in September 2009, while the Bradford service was launched on 23 May 2010. Other sets also received individual names. During October 2010, 180107 was named Hart of the North as a result of a public competition conducted through the Hartlepool Mail, while 180105 became as The Yorkshire Artist by the artist Ashley Jackson in October 2011, and 180108 was named William Shakespeare during April 2018. From July 2016, the train operator Arriva Rail North operated a peak morning working between Halifax and Leeds via Bradford, which was worked using a single Class 180 set that was subleased from Grand Central. This arrangement released other DMUs to cover the reduction in the number of units available to hire from TransPennine Express. During 2017, Grand Central received the remaining five Class 180s that had been previously operated by First Great Western. Their arrival permitted not only the replacement of the company's HST fleet but also the expansion of its services. In 2018, a refurbishment programme for all 10 of Grand Central's sets commenced at Arriva TrainCare, Eastleigh. East Midlands Railway As part of its contract to operate the East Midlands franchise, East Midlands Railway announced that it would lease the four units once released by Hull Trains as part of its commitment to replace all its HSTs with more accessible stock. These have been operated alongside the Class 222s on EMR's Intercity services between London St Pancras, Nottingham and Sheffield. In January 2020, the first pair arrived at Derby Etches Park. By August 2020, EMR had received all four of the Class 180s, despite the transfer of the last two units being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and driver training commenced during the following month. In September 2020, the first unit, 180111, emerged from Derby Etches Park in EMR livery. On 13 December 2020, all entered service. In 2021, 180110 was converted to a four-carriage set with carriage 56910 removed due to excessive corrosion. From July until September 2022, Class 180s operated Summer Saturday services from Derby to Skegness. All were scheduled to be directly replaced by new Class 810 units, but it was reported in February 2023 that the Class 180 fleet might be retired as early as the May 2023 timetable change even though the first Class 810 units were by