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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
James Walsh

Quiz: who owns Britain's rail companies?

  1. Southern Railway services<br>File photo dated 11/06/15 of a Southern Rail train as more than 250 staff at its parent company are voting on whether to take strike action in a dispute over ticket office closures and job losses, rail union TSSA said. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday August 19, 2016. The result of the ballot of ticket office and platform workers at Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) will be announced on September 2. See PA story INDUSTRY Southern. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

    Who owns Southern?

    1. Southern is a joint venture between Arriva UK Trains and the MTR Corporation

    2. Govia Thameslink Railway, which in turn is a subsidiary of Govia, a joint venture between Go-Ahead and Keolis

    3. Deutsche Bahn

    4. FirstGroup

  2. Royalty free photograph of British ticket inspector BR London UK<br>A314CT Royalty free photograph of British ticket inspector BR London UK

    Who owns South West Trains?

    1. Stagecoach Group

    2. Arriva UK Trains, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn

    3. FirstGroup

    4. National Express Group

  3. Sir Richard Branson unveils the new Virgin Azuma train, Kings Cross Station, London, Britain - 18 Mar 2016<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck/REX/Shutterstock (5616688c) Sir Richard Branson Sir Richard Branson unveils the new Virgin Azuma train, Kings Cross Station, London, Britain - 18 Mar 2016 Sir Richard Branson unveils the Virgin Azuma the first of Virgin Trains' new fleet of trains which is set to revolutionise travel on the East Coast from 2018

    Who owns Virgin East Coast?

    1. Virgin Group

    2. It's in public ownership

    3. Stagecoach (90%) and Virgin (10%): it's a joint venture

    4. SNCF

  4. Thomond. MACCLESFIELD, 9th February 2015 - Trains leaving Macclesfield station.

    Who owns Virgin West Coast?

    1. Virgin Group

    2. Deutsche Bahn

    3. 51% Virgin Group and 49% Stagecoach: it's a join venture

  5. Referendum<br>Still on the rails. A train passes a Yes emblazoned saltire near Aviemore in the scottish highlands. The Scottish Independence Referendum Campaign. On Thursday 18 September 2014 there will be a referendum on independence for Scotland. A referendum asks the voter to vote yes or no to a proposal. At this referendum the question will be: Should Scotland be an independent country? Scottish Independence referendum campaign, Scotland UK 17/09/2014 COPYRIGHT PHOTO BY MURDO MACLEOD All Rights Reserved Tel + 44 131 669 9659 Mobile +44 7831 504 531 Email: m@murdophoto.com STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY sgealbadh (press button below or see details at http://www.murdophoto.com/T%26Cs.html No syndication, no redistribution, Murdo Macleods repro fees apply. A22CGM commed; sgealbadh

    Who owns Scotrail?

    1. Scotland

    2. Abellio, a subsidiary of Nederlandse Spoorwegen, the Netherlands' state owned rail company

    3. Capita

    4. Serco

  6. The London to Fort William Caledonian Sleeper railway service makes its way across Rannoch Moor in Scotland, UK.<br>D38YA2 The London to Fort William Caledonian Sleeper railway service makes its way across Rannoch Moor in Scotland, UK.

    Who owns the Caledonian sleeper?

    1. It's a subsidiary of ScotRail

    2. Transport Solutions

    3. Serco

    4. Deutsche Bahn

  7. Great Western Railway<br>Undated handout photo issued by Great Western Railway of the first GWR branded trains at Paddington Station, London, after railway company First Great Western re-named Great Western Railway (GWR) to mark the biggest investment in the railways since Brunel. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday September 21, 2015. See PA story RAIL GWR. Photo credit should read: Joel Anderson/GWR/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

    Who owns Great Western Railway?

    1. Isambard Kingdom Brunel

    2. Arriva

    3. Nederlandse Spoorwegen

    4. FirstGroup

  8. Leicester railway station, Leicestershire, UK<br>D9PPWC Leicester railway station, Leicestershire, UK

    Who owns East Midlands Trains?

    1. Stagecoach Group

    2. Virgin Group

    3. FirstGroup

    4. Arriva

  9. Labour's Northern Mayoral Candidates Hold Joint Train Press Conference<br>LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: (Exclusive Coverage) MP's Andy Burnham (R) and Steve Rotheram, Labour's mayoral candidates in Greater Manchester and the Liverpool city-region respectively, board a train at Liverpool Lime St Station on September 1, 2016 in Liverpool, England. During a jont press conference in Manchester, Burnham and Rotheram will challenge the Prime Minister to honour pledges made to HS2 and HS3 rail investment and the Northern Power House. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

    Who owns Northern Rail?

    1. It's a joint venture between FirstGroup and Renfe, the Spanish operator

    2. It's a joint venture between FirstGroup and Virgin Group

    3. It's a joint venture between Serco and Capita

    4. It's run by Arriva UK Trains

  10. Winter weather<br>A train at Hunts Cross Station in Liverpool following heavy snow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday January 5, 2010. Britain was in the grip of snow chaos today as Arctic conditions forced the closure of schools, roads and airports. Some train services were also cancelled as forecasters predicted one of the coldest winters in 100 years. See PA story WEATHER Snow. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

    Who owns Merseyrail

    1. It's in public ownership

    2. It's a joint venture between Abellio and Serco

    3. It's a joint venture between Stagecoach and Virgin

    4. It's a joint venture between FirstGroup and Renfe, the Spanish operator

Solutions

1:B, 2:A, 3:C, 4:C, 5:B, 6:C - Previously run as part of ScotRail, the Caledonian Sleeper has been operated by Serco since April 2015, 7:D - Previously branded as First Great Western, FirstGroup signed an extension to run this franchise until 2019 last year, 8:A, 9:D - Abellio and Serco co-ran the Northern Rail franchise until it was replaced by Arriva-run Northern in April 2016, 10:B

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