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size</th><td class="infobox-data">74 <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_319" title="British Rail Class 319">Class 319</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stations called at</th><td class="infobox-data">56 (26 operated)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent company</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Govia" title="Govia">Govia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Go-Ahead_Group" title="Go-Ahead Group">Go-Ahead</a>/<a href="/wiki/Keolis" title="Keolis">Keolis</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Reporting_mark" title="Reporting mark">Reporting mark</a></th><td class="infobox-data">TR</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Network_SouthEast" title="Network SouthEast">Network SouthEast</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First_Capital_Connect" title="First Capital Connect">First Capital Connect</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Technical</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Track_gauge" title="Track gauge">Track gauge</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">1,435 mm</span> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="nowrap">4 ft <span class="frac">8<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> in</span>) <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Standard_gauge" class="mw-redirect" title="Standard gauge">standard gauge</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Railway_electrification" title="Railway electrification">Electrification</a></th><td class="infobox-data">750 <a href="/wiki/Volt" title="Volt">V</a> <a href="/wiki/Direct_Current" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct Current">DC</a> <a href="/wiki/Third_rail" title="Third rail">third rail</a> (South of Farringdon)<br /> 25 <a href="/wiki/Volt" title="Volt">kV</a> 50 <a href="/wiki/Hertz" title="Hertz">Hz</a> <a href="/wiki/Alternating_Current" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternating Current">AC</a> Overhead (North of City Thameslink)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Thameslink</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a <a href="/wiki/Train_operating_company" title="Train operating company">train operating company</a> in the United Kingdom owned by <a href="/wiki/Govia" title="Govia">Govia</a> that operated the Thameslink franchise between March 1997 and March 2006. </p><p>The franchise was originally due to end on 31 March 2004, however a two-year extension was awarded to Govia by the <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Rail_Authority" title="Strategic Rail Authority">Strategic Rail Authority</a> on 13 February 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2005, the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Transport" title="Department for Transport">Department for Transport</a> awarded the new franchise to <a href="/wiki/FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstGroup</a>; thus the services operated by Thameslink were transferred to <a href="/wiki/First_Capital_Connect" title="First Capital Connect">First Capital Connect</a> on 1 April 2006. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Services">Services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thameslink_(train_operating_company,_1997%E2%80%932006)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thameslink operated passenger services from <a href="/wiki/Bedford_railway_station" title="Bedford railway station">Bedford</a> via the <a href="/wiki/Thameslink_(route)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thameslink (route)">Thameslink route</a> to <a href="/wiki/Moorgate_station" title="Moorgate station">London Moorgate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sutton_railway_station_(London)" title="Sutton railway station (London)">Sutton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wimbledon_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Wimbledon railway station">Wimbledon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brighton_railway_station" title="Brighton railway station">Brighton</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rolling_stock">Rolling stock</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thameslink_(train_operating_company,_1997%E2%80%932006)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rolling stock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thameslink inherited a fleet of 66 <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_319" title="British Rail Class 319">Class 319s</a> from <a href="/wiki/Network_SouthEast" title="Network SouthEast">Network SouthEast</a>. </p><p>During 2002, Thameslink hired two <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_317" title="British Rail Class 317">Class 317s</a> from <a href="/wiki/West_Anglia_Great_Northern" title="West Anglia Great Northern">West Anglia Great Northern</a> for services to <a href="/wiki/Moorgate_station" title="Moorgate station">Moorgate</a>. Thameslink received some extra Class 319s from <a href="/wiki/Southern_(train_operating_company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern (train operating company)">Southern</a> in 2004. </p><p>Between September 2004 and May 2005, Class 317s were hired from West Anglia Great Northern to operate <a href="/wiki/Bedford_railway_station" title="Bedford railway station">Bedford</a> to <a href="/wiki/St_Pancras_railway_station" title="St Pancras railway station">St Pancras</a> services while the Thameslink line was severed for six months for the new St Pancras station to be built.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="A complete citation is needed. (May 2023)">full citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#f9f9f9"> <th rowspan="2">Class </th> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2">Type </th> <th colspan="2">Top speed </th> <th rowspan="2">Number </th> <th rowspan="2">Built </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f9f9f9"> <th>mph </th> <th>km/h </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_317" title="British Rail Class 317">317</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:317305_at_Cambridge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/317305_at_Cambridge.jpg/100px-317305_at_Cambridge.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/317305_at_Cambridge.jpg/150px-317305_at_Cambridge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/317305_at_Cambridge.jpg/200px-317305_at_Cambridge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit" title="Electric multiple unit">electric multiple unit</a> </td> <td>100 </td> <td>160 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>1981–1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_319" title="British Rail Class 319">319</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Class_319_Thameslink_train_Luton_Airport_Parkway.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Class_319_Thameslink_train_Luton_Airport_Parkway.JPG/100px-Class_319_Thameslink_train_Luton_Airport_Parkway.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Class_319_Thameslink_train_Luton_Airport_Parkway.JPG/150px-Class_319_Thameslink_train_Luton_Airport_Parkway.JPG 1.5x, 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/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Depots">Depots</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thameslink_(train_operating_company,_1997%E2%80%932006)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Depots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thameslink's fleet was originally maintained at <a href="/wiki/Selhurst_Train_and_Rolling_Stock_Maintenance_Depot" class="mw-redirect" title="Selhurst Train and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot">Selhurst</a> Depot under sub-contract by <a href="/wiki/Connex_South_Central" title="Connex South Central">Connex South Central</a>/<a href="/wiki/Southern_(train_operating_company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern (train operating company)">Southern</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="A complete citation is needed. (May 2023)">full citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> With the Thameslink line to be severed for six months, <a href="/wiki/Bedford_Cauldwell_depot" class="mw-redirect" title="Bedford Cauldwell depot">Bedford Cauldwell depot</a> was built in 2004. It progressively took over all work from Selhurst.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demise">Demise</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thameslink_(train_operating_company,_1997%E2%80%932006)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demise"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Merton_railway_station,_London_(geograph_3292660).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/South_Merton_railway_station%2C_London_%28geograph_3292660%29.jpg/220px-South_Merton_railway_station%2C_London_%28geograph_3292660%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/South_Merton_railway_station%2C_London_%28geograph_3292660%29.jpg/330px-South_Merton_railway_station%2C_London_%28geograph_3292660%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/South_Merton_railway_station%2C_London_%28geograph_3292660%29.jpg/440px-South_Merton_railway_station%2C_London_%28geograph_3292660%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Original Thameslink signage is still visible on the Sutton Loop Line.</figcaption></figure> <p>In April 2005, the <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Rail_Authority" title="Strategic Rail Authority">Strategic Rail Authority</a> announced the parties shortlisted to bid for the new Thameslink Great Northern franchise; Govia was not shortlisted.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2005, the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Transport" title="Department for Transport">Department for Transport</a> awarded the new franchise to <a href="/wiki/FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstGroup</a>. Accordingly, the services that were operated by Thameslink were transferred to <a href="/wiki/First_Capital_Connect" title="First Capital Connect">First Capital Connect</a> on 1 April 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, it was announced in May 2014 that Govia had reclaimed the Thameslink franchise, which started on 14 September 2014, thus ending the First Capital Connect franchise. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sra.gov.uk/news/2005/4/GW_TL_GN">the original</a> on 7 April 2005.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Pre-qualified+Bidders+for+Two+New+Passenger+Franchises+were+announced+by+the+SRA+today&rft.pub=Strategic+Rail+Authority&rft.date=2005-04-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sra.gov.uk%2Fnews%2F2005%2F4%2FGW_TL_GN&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThameslink+%28train+operating+company%2C+1997%E2%80%932006%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070310142714/http://www.gnn.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=181549&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=False">"Department for Transport Announces Winner of Thameslink/GN Franchise"</a>. Department for Transport. 13 December 2005. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gnn.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=181549&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=False">the original</a> on 10 March 2007.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Department+for+Transport+Announces+Winner+of+Thameslink%2FGN+Franchise&rft.pub=Department+for+Transport&rft.date=2005-12-13&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gnn.gov.uk%2Fenvironment%2FfullDetail.asp%3FReleaseID%3D181549%26NewsAreaID%3D2%26NavigatedFromDepartment%3DFalse&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThameslink+%28train+operating+company%2C+1997%E2%80%932006%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thameslink_(train_operating_company,_1997%E2%80%932006)&action=edit&section=7" 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operations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Konectbus#Acquisitions" title="Konectbus">Anglian Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aviance_UK" title="Aviance UK">Aviance UK</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dnata_UK" title="Dnata UK">Plane Handling</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Thames_Buses" title="East Thames Buses">East Thames Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Go-Ahead_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Go-Ahead Germany">Go-Ahead Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Go_West_Midlands" title="Go West Midlands">Go West Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Midland" title="London Midland">London Midland</a> (65% <a href="/wiki/Govia" title="Govia">Govia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinci_SA#Parking" title="Vinci SA">Meteor Parking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southdown_PSV" title="Southdown PSV">Southdown PSV</a></li> <li><a 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Keolis_Nederland" title="Keolis Nederland">Keolis Nederland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keolis_Norge" title="Keolis Norge">Keolis Norge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyon_Metro" title="Lyon Metro">Lyon Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twisto" title="Twisto">Twisto</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">United Kingdom</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Light_Railway" title="Docklands Light Railway">Docklands Light Railway</a> (70%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govia" title="Govia">Govia</a> (35%) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Govia_Thameslink_Railway" title="Govia Thameslink Railway">Govia Thameslink Railway</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Metrolink" title="Manchester Metrolink">Manchester Metrolink</a> (60%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_Express_Transit" title="Nottingham Express Transit">Nottingham Express Transit</a> (80%)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GrandLinq" title="GrandLinq">GrandLinq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MBTA_Commuter_Rail" title="MBTA Commuter Rail">Keolis Commuter Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orl%C3%A9ans_Express" title="Orléans Express">Orléans Express</a> (75%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Railway_Express" title="Virginia Railway Express">Virginia Railway Express</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former operations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acadian_Lines" title="Acadian Lines">Acadian Lines</a> (75%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastbourne_Buses" title="Eastbourne Buses">Eastbourne Buses</a> (20%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurobahn" title="Eurobahn">Eurobahn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_TransPennine_Express" title="First TransPennine Express">First TransPennine Express</a> (45%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KeolisAmey_Wales" title="KeolisAmey Wales">KeolisAmey Wales</a> (60%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Midland" title="London Midland">London Midland</a> (35% <a href="/wiki/Govia" title="Govia">Govia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_(train_operating_company_2006%E2%80%932021)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeastern (train operating company 2006–2021)">Southeastern</a> (35% Govia)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thameslink_(train_operating_company_1997%E2%80%932006)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thameslink (train operating company 1997–2006)">Thameslink</a> (35% Govia)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Future operations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CDG_Express" title="CDG Express">CDG Express</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Train_operating_companies_in_the_United_Kingdom" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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title="Rail transport in Great Britain">Rail transport in Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Ireland" title="Rail transport in Ireland">Rail transport in Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Passenger_rail_franchising_in_Great_Britain" title="Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain">Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Current" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_operating_trains_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom">Current</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arriva_Rail_London" title="Arriva Rail London">Arriva Rail London</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/London_Overground" title="London Overground">London Overground</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avanti_West_Coast" title="Avanti West Coast">Avanti West Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C2c" title="C2c">c2c</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caledonian_Sleeper" title="Caledonian Sleeper">Caledonian Sleeper</a><sup>4</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiltern_Railways" title="Chiltern Railways">Chiltern Railways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CrossCountry" title="CrossCountry">CrossCountry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_Railway" title="East Midlands Railway">East Midlands Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_line" title="Elizabeth line">Elizabeth line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govia_Thameslink_Railway" title="Govia Thameslink Railway">Govia Thameslink Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)" title="Grand Central (train operating company)">Grand Central</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Anglia" title="Greater Anglia">Greater Anglia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)" title="Great Western Railway (train operating company)">Great Western Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heathrow_Express" title="Heathrow Express">Heathrow Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hull_Trains" title="Hull Trains">Hull Trains</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_North_Eastern_Railway" title="London North Eastern Railway">London North Eastern Railway</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lumo_(train_operating_company)" title="Lumo (train operating company)">Lumo</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merseyrail" title="Merseyrail">Merseyrail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NI_Railways" title="NI Railways">NI Railways</a><sup>3</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Trains" title="Northern Trains">Northern</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ScotRail" title="ScotRail">ScotRail</a><sup>4</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_(train_operating_company)" title="Southeastern (train operating company)">Southeastern</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Western_Railway" title="South Western Railway">South Western Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TransPennine_Express" title="TransPennine Express">TransPennine Express</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_for_Wales_Rail" title="Transport for Wales Rail">Transport for Wales</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Trains" title="West Midlands Trains">West Midlands Trains</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Enterprise_(train_service)" title="Enterprise (train service)">Enterprise</a><sup>3</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurostar" title="Eurostar">Eurostar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sub-brands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gatwick_Express" title="Gatwick Express">Gatwick Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Northern_route" title="Great Northern route">Great Northern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_Line_(brand)" title="Island Line (brand)">Island Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Northwestern_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="London Northwestern Railway">London Northwestern Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_Riviera" title="Night Riviera">Night Riviera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_(Govia_Thameslink_Railway)" title="Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stansted_Express" title="Stansted Express">Stansted Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thameslink" title="Thameslink">Thameslink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="West Midlands Railway">West Midlands Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b>Operators not subject to <a href="/wiki/Passenger_rail_franchising_in_Great_Britain" title="Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain">franchising or concession</a>:</b> <ul><li><sup>1</sup> Government-owned <a href="/wiki/Operator_of_last_resort" title="Operator of last resort">operator of last resort</a></li> <li><sup>2</sup> <a href="/wiki/Open-access_operator" title="Open-access operator">Open-access operator</a></li> <li><sup>3</sup> Operates on the <a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Ireland" title="Rail transport in Ireland">Irish railway network</a> and state-owned</li> <li><sup>4</sup> Owned by the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Government" title="Scottish Government">Scottish Government</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible uncollapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Defunct_(since_1994)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_operating_trains_in_the_United_Kingdom#Defunct_operating_companies" title="List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom">Defunct</a> (since 1994)</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Abellio_ScotRail" title="Abellio ScotRail">Abellio ScotRail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglia_Railways" title="Anglia Railways">Anglia Railways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arriva_Rail_North" title="Arriva Rail North">Arriva Rail North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arriva_Trains_Merseyside" title="Arriva Trains Merseyside">Arriva Trains Merseyside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arriva_Trains_Northern" title="Arriva Trains Northern">Arriva Trains Northern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arriva_Trains_Wales" title="Arriva Trains Wales">Arriva Trains Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Trains" title="Central Trains">Central Trains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connex_South_Central" title="Connex South Central">Connex South Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connex_South_Eastern" title="Connex South Eastern">Connex South Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Coast_(train_operating_company)" title="East Coast (train operating company)">East Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_Trains" title="East Midlands Trains">East Midlands Trains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Capital_Connect" title="First Capital Connect">First Capital Connect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Great_Eastern" title="First Great Eastern">First Great Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Great_Western_Link" title="First Great Western Link">First Great Western Link</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_North_Western" title="First North Western">First North Western</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_ScotRail" title="First ScotRail">First ScotRail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_TransPennine_Express" title="First TransPennine Express">First TransPennine Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gatwick_Express" title="Gatwick Express">Gatwick Express</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_North_Eastern_Railway" title="Great North Eastern Railway">Great North Eastern Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heathrow_Connect" title="Heathrow Connect">Heathrow Connect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_Line_(brand)" title="Island Line (brand)">Island Line</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KeolisAmey_Wales" title="KeolisAmey Wales">KeolisAmey Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Midland" title="London Midland">London Midland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Overground_Rail_Operations" title="London Overground Rail Operations">London Overground Rail Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midland_Mainline_(train_operating_company)" title="Midland Mainline (train operating company)">Midland Mainline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Express_East_Anglia" title="National Express East Anglia">National Express East Anglia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Express_East_Coast" title="National Express East Coast">National Express East Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Rail" title="Northern Rail">Northern Rail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ScotRail_(National_Express)" title="ScotRail (National Express)">ScotRail (National Express)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silverlink" title="Silverlink">Silverlink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Eastern_Trains" title="South Eastern Trains">South Eastern Trains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_(train_operating_company_2006-2021)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeastern (train operating company 2006-2021)">Southeastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_Trains" title="South West Trains">South West Trains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TfL_Rail" title="TfL Rail">TfL Rail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thameslink_(train_operating_company_1997-2006)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thameslink (train operating company 1997-2006)">Thameslink</a><sup>3</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thames_Trains" title="Thames Trains">Thames Trains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TransPennine_Express_(2016-2023)" class="mw-redirect" title="TransPennine Express (2016-2023)">TransPennine Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_Lines_(train_operating_company)" title="Valley Lines (train operating company)">Valley Lines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_CrossCountry" title="Virgin CrossCountry">Virgin CrossCountry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains_East_Coast" title="Virgin Trains East Coast">Virgin Trains East Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains_West_Coast" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Trains West Coast">Virgin Trains West Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_%26_Borders" class="mw-redirect" title="Wales & Borders">Wales & Borders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_%26_West" title="Wales & West">Wales & West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wessex_Trains" title="Wessex Trains">Wessex Trains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Anglia_Great_Northern" title="West Anglia Great Northern">West Anglia Great Northern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrexham_%26_Shropshire" title="Wrexham & Shropshire">Wrexham & Shropshire</a></li> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><sup>1</sup> Separate franchise until 2008; now a sub-brand of <a href="/wiki/Govia_Thameslink_Railway" title="Govia Thameslink Railway">Govia Thameslink Railway</a></li> <li><sup>2</sup> Separate franchise until 2007, now a sub-brand of <a href="/wiki/South_Western_Railway" title="South Western Railway">South Western Railway</a></li> <li><sup>3</sup> Separate franchise until 2006; later reintroduced as a sub-brand of <a href="/wiki/Govia_Thameslink_Railway" title="Govia Thameslink Railway">Govia Thameslink Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" 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