Central Trains (former)

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Central Trains was a former British train operating company that provided regional and local passenger rail services across the Midlands and surrounding areas in England.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Central Trains 6
Central Trains (former) canonical 2
Central Trains (past) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former British train operating company
country United Kingdom
endDate 2007-11-11
franchise Central Trains franchise
headquartersLocation Birmingham
industry rail transport
operatedIn England
operatedInRegion Midlands
operatedRollingStockType Class 150 diesel multiple unit
Class 153 diesel multiple unit
Class 156 diesel multiple unit
Class 158 diesel multiple unit
Class 170 diesel multiple unit
Class 321 electric multiple unit
Class 323 electric multiple unit
operatedRoute Birmingham New Street – Cardiff Central
Birmingham New Street – Coventry
Birmingham New Street – Hereford
Birmingham New Street – Leicester
Birmingham New Street – Lichfield Trent Valley
Birmingham New Street – Liverpool Lime Street
Birmingham New Street – Nottingham
Birmingham New Street – Redditch
Birmingham New Street – Rugeley Trent Valley
Birmingham New Street – Stansted Airport
Birmingham New Street – Wolverhampton
operatedServiceType local passenger rail services
regional passenger rail services
operatedUnderBrand Central Trains
parentCompany National Express Group
linked to: National Express
primaryHub Birmingham New Street railway station
railwaySystem National Rail (Great Britain)
linked to: National Rail
regulator Office of Rail Regulation
safetyAuthority Railway Inspectorate
serviceArea Bedfordshire
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Derbyshire
East Midlands
Gloucestershire
Greater Manchester
Herefordshire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
London
linked to: London, England

Merseyside
Norfolk
Northamptonshire
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
South Wales
South Yorkshire
Staffordshire
Suffolk
Warwickshire
West Midlands
Worcestershire
startDate 1997-03-02
status defunct
successor Arriva Trains Wales
CrossCountry
East Midlands Trains
London Midland
Merseyrail
ticketingSystem National Rail ticketing
tookOverFrom Regional Railways

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Rail Class 170 operator Central Trains (former)
subject linked to: Class 170 Turbostar
Cross-City Line formerOperator Central Trains
linked to: Central Trains (former)
Nottingham to Skegness formerOperator Central Trains
linked to: Central Trains (former)
British Rail Class 158 operator Central Trains (past)
subject linked to: Class 158 Express Sprinter
linked to: Central Trains (former)
Regional Railways replacedBy Central Trains
linked to: Central Trains (former)
British Rail Class 156 operator Central Trains (former)
subject linked to: Class 156 Super Sprinter
London Midland predecessor Central Trains
linked to: Central Trains (former)
Central Trains franchise Central Trains franchise
subject linked to: Central Trains (former)
linked to: Central Trains (former)
Central Trains operatedUnderBrand Central Trains
subject linked to: Central Trains (former)
linked to: Central Trains (former)
South Wales–Manchester route historicalOperator Central Trains
linked to: Central Trains (former)