First North Western (past)

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British train operating company former train operating company

First North Western was a former British train operating company that ran regional and intercity passenger services across northwest England and parts of Wales in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
First North Western	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British train operating company ⓘ former train operating company ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
fleetIncluded	Class 142 Pacer diesel multiple units NERFINISHED ⓘ Class 150 Sprinter diesel multiple units NERFINISHED ⓘ Class 156 Super Sprinter diesel multiple units NERFINISHED ⓘ Class 158 Express Sprinter diesel multiple units NERFINISHED ⓘ Class 175 Coradia diesel multiple units NERFINISHED ⓘ
franchiseType	passenger rail franchise ⓘ
industry	rail transport ⓘ
networkMembership	National Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedFreightServices	no ⓘ
operatedInPeriod	early 2000s ⓘ late 1990s ⓘ
operatedInRegion	North West England NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedPassengerServices	yes ⓘ
operatedRoute	Leeds to Manchester Victoria services ⓘ Liverpool to Blackpool services ⓘ Liverpool to Manchester Airport services ⓘ Liverpool to Wigan services ⓘ Manchester to Barrow-in-Furness services ⓘ Manchester to Blackpool services ⓘ Manchester to Chester services ⓘ Manchester to Liverpool services ⓘ Manchester to North Wales Coast services ⓘ Manchester to Windermere services ⓘ Trans-Pennine regional services ⓘ services between North West England and North Wales ⓘ
operatedStations	yes ⓘ
operatedUnderBrand	First North Western NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedUnderFranchiseFrom	Strategic Rail Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentCompany	FirstGroup NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	North West Regional Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryAreaServed	North West England NERFINISHED ⓘ
railMode	heavy rail ⓘ
railSector	post-privatisation British rail system ⓘ
regulatoryBody	Office of Rail Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ
secondaryAreaServed	North Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
serviceType	intercity passenger rail services ⓘ regional passenger rail services ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
successor	First TransPennine Express NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ
ticketingSystem	National Rail fares structure ⓘ
transportMode	rail ⓘ
usedBrandingColour	green ⓘ purple ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Glossop line → formerOperator → First North Western (past) ⓘ

this entity surface form: First North Western

Liverpool Lime Street – Manchester Oxford Road → formerOperator → First North Western (past) ⓘ

this entity surface form: First North Western

Class 158 Express Sprinter → operator → First North Western (past) ⓘ

subject surface form: British Rail Class 158