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| Type | Joint venture |
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| Founded | 2002[1] |
| Headquarters | virtual[2] |
| Area served | Northern England |
| Industry | Train operating company |
| Owner(s) | Serco and the NedRailways subsidiary of Nederlandse Spoorwegen |
| Subsidiaries | Merseyrail Northern Rail |
| Website | www.serco-nedrailways.com |
Serco-NedRailways is a trading name for the organization that controls Merseyrail and Northern Rail, two of Great Britain's franchised passenger train operating companies.[3]
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Joint venture
The business is a 50-50 joint venture between NedRailways and Serco Group. NedRailways is a fully owned subsidiary of NS, Dutch Railways, the former state railway company of the Netherlands. Serco, a UK-based public company, is an international provider of outsourced public sector services, and an operator of public transport systems such as London's Docklands Light Railway. The joint venture also submitted an unsuccessful bid for the West Midlands passenger rail franchise period that began in 2007 (awarded to London Midland.)[4]
Objective
The objective of the joint venture is to operate passenger rail services in Great Britain.[5]
Potential service
In February 2009, Serco-NedRailways were shortlisted as a possible company to run the Tyne and Wear Metro service in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.[6]
References
- ^ "Press release "Northern Rail wins Rail Business of the Year"". Serco-NedRailways. 2008-02-28. http://www.serco-nedrailways.com/pressandmedia/press-07.html. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ "Our People". Serco-NedRailways. http://www.serco-nedrailways.com/ourpeople/ourpeople.html. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ Juliette Jowit (2004-10-17). "Dutch railway to share new Northern franchise". The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2004/oct/17/theobserver.observerbusiness10.
- ^ AFX News Limited / Thomson Financial (2007-06-21). "UK govt awards West Midlands rail franchise to Go-Ahead Group UPDATE". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2007/06/21/afx3842945.html.
- ^ "Welcome to Serco-NedRailways". http://www.serco-nedrailways.com/. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ "Foreign bids for Metro contract". BBC News. 2009-02-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7864519.stm. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
External links
- Merseyrail – subsidiary
- Northern Rail – subsidiary
- Serco-NedRailways – official website
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