New start for north as franchises are launched [Rail News]
Date: 01/04/2016
TWO new passenger rail franchises are being launched in Manchester today, in a ceremony which marks the biggest change for train services in the north of England for more than a decade. Arriva has taken over Northern from Abellio and Serco, while FirstGroup has taken sole charge of Transpennine Express, having run the previous franchise in partnership with Keolis. [From Mark Bartlett]
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TWO new passenger rail franchises are being launched in Manchester today, in a ceremony which marks the biggest change for train services in the north...
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