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First North Western
Former train operating company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
First North Western[1] was a train operating company in England owned by FirstGroup that operated the North West Regional Railways franchise from March 1997 until December 2004.
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Franchise(s) | North West Regional Railways 2 March 1997 – 11 December 2004 |
Main region(s) | North West England North Wales |
Other region(s) | London Birmingham Yorkshire |
Fleet size | 184 |
Stations called at | 247 |
Parent company | FirstGroup |
Reporting mark | NW |
Predecessor | Regional Railways |
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