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CrossCountry (legal name XC Trains Limited [2]) is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains, operating the current CrossCountry franchise.. The CrossCountry franchise was restructured by the Department for Transport (DfT) in 2006, incorporating elements of both the Central Trains and the Virgin CrossCountry franchises, ahead of its invitation to tender on October of that year.
Formed from the West Country part of the South Wales & West franchise. Retained by National Express, now trading as Wessex Trains (14 October 2001). Amalgamated with the Great Western and Thames Trains franchises to form the new Greater Western franchise (1 April 2006). West Anglia Great Northern: Prism Rail: 5 January 1997 31 March 2006
Virgin CrossCountry [1] was a train operating company in the United Kingdom that operated the InterCity CrossCountry passenger franchise from January 1997 until November 2007. Along with the InterCity West Coast [2] franchise held by a separate legal entity, the company traded under the Virgin Trains brand.
These trains are almost identical to the Class 800 trains, except they have a higher engine operating power—700 kW (940 hp) per engine as opposed to 560 kW (750 hp)—and are fitted with larger fuel tanks to cope with the gradients and extended running in diesel mode on the long unelectrified stretches in Devon and Cornwall. [64]
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The DfT believes that the withdrawal of the Nova 3 sets can be adequately offset by maximising the utilisation of other trains, such as 19 Class 802 bi-mode train sets and the Class 185 DMUs. [23] Chris Jackson, managing director of TransPennine Express, has advocated for the need to simplify the operator's fleet, resource planning, and overall ...
CrossCountry operates long-distance cross-country routes. The New Cross Country franchise runs from 11 November 2007 until October 2027. [6] [7] [8] Grand Central is a open-access operator operating from London King's Cross to Bradford Interchange and Sunderland. The operator runs from 18 December 2007 until December 2026.
The Cross Country Route is a long-distance railway route in England, which runs from Bristol Temple Meads to York via Birmingham New Street, Derby, Sheffield and Leeds or Doncaster. Inter-city services on the route, which include some of the longest passenger journeys in the UK such as Aberdeen to Penzance , are operated by CrossCountry .