End of Services
It was announced that the Central franchise would end in November 2007, as part of a programme to reduce the number of franchises in the Midlands. The Central Trains franchise was to be split into three parts, with each amalgamated with another existing franchise. The Citylink services were affected in the following way:
- Cross Country Franchise - this took the Nottingham / Cardiff and the Birmingham / Stansted Central Citylink services. Arriva took over the franchise under the name "CrossCountry."
- East Midlands Franchise - this took the Norwich / Liverpool service. Stagecoach took over operation of the services under the name "East Midlands Trains."
- West Midlands Franchise - this took the Liverpool / Birmingham service. Govia took over operation of these services under the name "London Midland."
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