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Originally Posted by Tidal Wave
Apart from Virgin, TfL and Chiltern Railways (which is owned by Deutsche Bahn) they all are run by bus companies aren't they?
Go Ahead
First
Stagecoach
Arriva
National Express
are all bus or coach operating companies. And I think there are enough similarities between buses and trains to make bus companies the best existing companies for the job of running the railways.
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Not quite right
1 ) Northern Rail "Northern Rail's owner, Serco-NedRailways, is a consortium formed of NedRailways (the British unit of Nederlandse Spoorwegen) and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems. "
2) Merseyrail - I think also owned by Serco ?
3) Wrexham & Shropshire - another DB subsidiary ?
4) Grand Central - ???
Note that these are some of the better operators IMHO !