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Northern
Abellio Transport Holding BV-Serco Group plc
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Northern
expired franchise
replaced
< Northern Spirit/Arriva Trains Northern
< First North Western
was replaced by
Northern >
start date
12 December 2004
end date
1 Apr 2016
owned by
Abellio Transport Holding BV-Serco Group plc
legal title
Northern Rail Ltd
description
This franchise was a second-generation contract which combined the English routes of First North Western with those routes of Arriva Trains Northern which had not been transferred to another new franchise, TransPennine Express.
The original duration was six years and nine months, with an optional extension. Two extensions were activated. The original end date was September 2011, then extended to 1 April 2014 and finally April 2016.
service area
Local and regional services in northern England.
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