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Central Trains

Central Trains was a British train operating company owned by National Express that operated a variety of local and inter-regional trains from 2 March 1997 until 11 November 2007.

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Fleet
156
Franchises
Central Trains 2 March 1997 – 11 November 2007
Main regions
Midlands (East, West)
Other regions
North West England, East Anglia, South East Wales
Parent company
National Express
Predecessor
Regional Railways

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Overview

Network

Service Changes

Performance

Rolling stock

Franchise cessation

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Central Trains

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples108
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
Components1

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Central Trains

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related to 2004–2005 Service changes · 34
Central Trains → Another, Avon, Birmingham, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham Snow Hill, Chiltern Railways, Coventry, Crewe, Derby, Driver, Drivers, During, In, Ivanhoe Line, Kidderminster, Leamington Spa, Leicester, Lincoln, Liverpool Lime Street, Loughbourgh
related to 1990s New long distance services · 13
Central Trains → Aberystwyth, Additionally, Birmingham, For, Grimsby, In, Leicester, May, Mid Wales, Shrewsbury, Stansted Airport, This, UK
related to Network · 11
Central Trains → Alphaline, At, Central Citylink, England, Executive, In, Mid Wales, Services, UK's, West Midlands, West Midlands Passenger Transport
related to overview · 10
Central Trains → British Rail, Central, Created, Despite, It, March, National Express, Privatisation, Regional Railways, The
related to Performance · 10
Central Trains → Considering, MAA, Office, ORR, PPM, Public Performance Measure, Rail Regulation, The, Their, This
related to Franchise cessation · 7
Central Trains → April, Department, In October, It, November, On, Transport
related to Rolling stock · 5
Central Trains → Birmingham, British Rail, The, Though, Turbostar
related to Fleet at end of franchise · 4
Central Trains → By, Class, It, Silverlink
Fleet · 1
Central Trains → 156
Franchises · 1
Central Trains → Central Trains 2 March 1997 – 11 November 2007

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trains services central new company birmingham service fleet class rail franchise 2004 express also street nottingham local wales 2007 operated

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Central TrainsFleet1561.00infobox
Central TrainsFranchisesCentral Trains 2 March 1997 – 11 November 20071.00infobox
Central TrainsMain regionsMidlands (East, West)1.00infobox
Central TrainsOther regionsNorth West England, East Anglia, South East Wales1.00infobox
Central TrainsParent companyNational Express1.00infobox
Central TrainsPredecessorRegional Railways1.00infobox
Central TrainsReporting markCT1.00infobox
Central TrainsStations called at232 (193 operated)1.00infobox
Central TrainsSuccessorLondon Midland East Midlands Trains CrossCountry1.00infobox
those from Aberystwyth in Mid Wales to Grimsby on the opposite coast of the UK.Additionallyinstance ofThis resulted in some particularly lengthy services0.80text
direct services from Birmingham to Stansted Airport were introduced during May 1998.2001 Mid Wales service transferServices west of Shrewsbury to Aberystwythinstance ofThis resulted in some particularly lengthy services0.80text
Pwllheliinstance ofThis resulted in some particularly lengthy services0.80text

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