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Arriva Trains Wales

 

Company Name:                               Arriva Trains Wales Ltd

Owner:                                                Arriva plc

Area:                                                   Wales

Website:                                            www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk

Parent Company Websites:            www.arriva.co.uk

 

Chiltern Railways

 

Company Name:                               Chiltern Railways Ltd

Owner:                                                Deutsche Bahn (DB) Group A.G.

Area:                                                   Chiltern Line

Website:                                            www.chilternrailways.co.uk

Parent Company Websites:           www.bahn.com (DB Bahn)

                                                           www.db.de (Deutsche Bahn Group)

 Laing Rail (a division of John Laing plc) was sold to Deutsche Bahn (DB German Railways) in January 2008.


Cross Country Trains

 

Company Name:                               Arriva Trains Cross Country Ltd

Owner:                                                Arriva plc

Area:                                                   Nationally

Website:                                            www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk

Parent Company Websites:            www.arriva.co.uk

 

East Coast

 

Company Name:                               East Coast Main Line Co. Ltd

Owner:                                                Directly Operated Railways / Department fro Transport

Area:                                                   East Coast Main Line (ECML)

Website:                                             www.eastcoast.co.uk

Parent Company Websites:             www.dft.gov.uk/dor/

                                                             www.dft.gov.uk

 

East Midlands Trains

 

Company Name:                               Stagecoach Midland Rail Ltd

Owner:                                                Stagecoach Group plc

Area:                                                   East Midlands

Website:                                            www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk

Parent Company Websites:            www.stagecoachplc.com

 

First Capital Connect

 

Company Name:                               First Capital Connect Ltd

Owner:                                                First Group plc

Area:                                                   London Thameslink

Website:                                             www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk

Parent Company Websites:            www.firstgroup.com

 

First Great Western

 

Company Name:                               First Great Western Ltd

Owner:                                                First Group plc

Area:                                                   London to the Thames Valley, South Wales and the West Country

Website:                                             www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk

Parent Company Websites:            www.firstgroup.com

 

First Scotrail

 

Company Name:                               First Scotrail Ltd

Owner:                                                First Group plc

Area:                                                   Scotland

Website:                                             www.firstscotrail.co.uk

Parent Company Websites:            www.firstgroup.com

 

London Midland

 

Company Name:                               London & Birmingham Railway Ltd

Owner:                                                GOVIA consortium

Area:                                                   West Midlands

Website:                                             www.londonmidland.com

Parent Company Websites:            www.govia.info

                                                            www.go-ahead.com

                                                            www.keolis.com

www.axa.com

www.lacaisse.com

www.sncf.com

 

GOVIA is a consortium formed by Go-Ahead Group plc and Keolis. Keolis is a subsidiary of AXA Group, La Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, and SNCF Group (SNCF French Railways).

 

London Overground

 

Company Name:                               London Overground Rail Operations Ltd

Owner:                                                MTR Laing consortium

Area:                                                   London

Website:                                            www.lorol.co.uk

                                                            www.tfl.gov.uk

Parent Company Websites:           www.bahn.com (DB Bahn)

                                                           www.db.de (Deutsche Bahn Group)

                                                          www.mtr.com.hk

 

MTR Laing is a consortium formed by Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation Ltd and John Laing plc (Laing Group). However Laing Rail (a division of John Laing plc) was sold to Deutsche Bahn (DB German Railways) in January 2008.


Merseyrail

 

Company Name:                               Merseyrail Electrics Ltd

Owner:                                                Serco-NedRailways consortium

Area:                                                   Merseyside

Website:                                             www.merseyrail.org

Parent Company Websites:            www.serco-nedrailways.com

            www.abellio.com

www.ns.nl

                                                            www.serco.com

 

This is a consortium formed by Serco plc and NedRailways. NedRailways is a subsidiary of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) Group (NS Dutch Railways). In January 2010 NedRailways was rebranded as Abellio.

 

National Express East Anglia

 

Company Name:                               London Eastern Railway Ltd

Owner:                                                National Express Group plc

Area:                                                   East Anglia

Website:                                            www.nationalexpresseastanglia.com
                                                            www.stanstedexpress.com

Parent Company Websites:             www.nationalexpress.com
                                                            
www.nationalexpressgroup.com

National Express c2c (formerly C2C)

 

Company Name:                               c2c Rail Ltd

Owner:                                                National Express Group plc

Area:                                                   London, Tilbury & Southend Line

Website:                                             www.c2c-online.co.uk

Parent Company Websites:            www.nationalexpress.com
                                                           
www.nationalexpressgroup.com

 

Northern Rail

 

Company Name:                               Northern Rail Ltd

Owner:                                                Serco-NedRailways consortium

Area:                                                   Northern England

Website:                                             www.northernrail.org

Parent Company Websites:            www.serco-nedrailways.com

            www.abellio.com

www.ns.nl

                                                            www.serco.com

 

This is a consortium formed by Serco plc and NedRailways. NedRailways is a subsidiary of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) Group (NS Dutch Railways). In January 2010  NedRailways was rebranded as Abellio.


South Eastern

 

Company Name:                               London & South Eastern Railway Ltd

Owner:                                                GOVIA consortium

Area:                                                   South East

Website:                                             www.southeasternrailway.co.uk

Parent Company Websites:            www.govia.info

                                                            www.go-ahead.com

                                                            www.keolis.com

                                                            www.axa.com

www.lacaisse.com

                                                            www.sncf.com

 

GOVIA is a consortium formed by Go-Ahead Group plc and Keolis. Keolis is a subsidiary of AXA Group, La Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, and SNCF Group (SNCF French Railways).

 

Southern Railway

 

Company Name:                               New Southern Railway Ltd

Owner:                                                GOVIA consortium

Area:                                                   South Central

Website:                                             www.southernrailway.com
                                                            www.gatwickexpress.com

Parent Company Websites:            www.govia.info

                                                            www.go-ahead.com

                                                            www.keolis.com

                                                            www.axa.com

www.lacaisse.com

                                                            www.sncf.com

 

GOVIA is a consortium formed by Go-Ahead Group plc and Keolis. Keolis is a subsidiary of AXA Group, La Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, and SNCF Group (SNCF French Railways).

 

South West Trains (includes Island Line)

 

Company Name:                               Stagecoach South Western Trains Ltd

Owner:                                                Stagecoach Group plc

Area:                                                   South West and Isle of Wight

Website:                                             www.southwesttrains.co.uk

                                                            http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/island-line.aspx

Parent Company Websites:            www.stagecoachplc.com

 

TransPennine Express

 

Company Name:                               First / Keolis TransPennine Ltd

Owner:                                                First Keolis consortium

Area:                                                   Trans-Pennine

Website:                                             www.tpexpress.co.uk

Parent Company Websites:            www.firstgroup.com

                                                            www.keolis.com

                                                            www.axa.com

www.lacaisse.com

                                                            www.sncf.com

 

First Keolis is a consortium formed by First Group plc and Keolis. Keolis is a subsidiary of AXA Group, La Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, and SNCF Group (SNCF French Railways).

 

Virgin West Coast

 

Company Name:                               Virgin Trains Ltd

Owner:                                                Virgin Rail Group consortium

Area:                                                   West Coast Main Line (WCML)

Website:                                             www.virgintrains.co.uk

Parent Company Websites:            www.virgin.com

                                                            www.stagecoachplc.com

 

Virgin Rail Group is a consortium formed by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group plc and Stagecoach Group plc.

 


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