Quiz: who owns Britain's rail companies?
After the company which owns Southern announced profits of nearly £100m, how well do you know who is behind Britain’s train operating companies?
Who owns Southern?
Southern is a joint venture between Arriva UK Trains and the MTR Corporation
Govia Thameslink Railway, which in turn is a subsidiary of Govia, a joint venture between Go-Ahead and Keolis
Deutsche Bahn
FirstGroup
Who owns South West Trains?
Stagecoach Group
Arriva UK Trains, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn
FirstGroup
National Express Group
Who owns Virgin East Coast?
Virgin Group
It’s in public ownership
Stagecoach (90%) and Virgin (10%): it’s a joint venture
SNCF
Who owns Virgin West Coast?
Virgin Group
Deutsche Bahn
51% Virgin Group and 49% Stagecoach: it’s a join venture
Who owns Scotrail?
Scotland
Abellio, a subsidiary of Nederlandse Spoorwegen, the Netherlands’ state owned rail company
Capita
Serco
Who owns the Caledonian sleeper?
It’s a subsidiary of ScotRail
Transport Solutions
Serco
Deutsche Bahn
Who owns Great Western Railway?
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Arriva
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
FirstGroup
Who owns East Midlands Trains?
Stagecoach Group
Virgin Group
FirstGroup
Arriva
Who owns Northern Rail?
It’s a joint venture between FirstGroup and Renfe, the Spanish operator
It’s a joint venture between FirstGroup and Virgin Group
It’s a joint venture between Serco and Capita
It’s run by Arriva UK Trains
Who owns Merseyrail
It’s in public ownership
It’s a joint venture between Abellio and Serco
It’s a joint venture between Stagecoach and Virgin
It’s a joint venture between FirstGroup and Renfe, the Spanish operator
Source: Guardian Transport
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