First North Western (past)

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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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
First North Western 6
First North Western (past) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British train operating company
former train operating company
country United Kingdom
fleetIncluded Class 142 Pacer diesel multiple units
Class 150 Sprinter diesel multiple units
Class 156 Super Sprinter diesel multiple units
Class 158 Express Sprinter diesel multiple units
Class 175 Coradia diesel multiple units
franchiseType passenger rail franchise
industry rail transport
networkMembership National Rail
operatedFreightServices no
operatedInPeriod early 2000s
late 1990s
operatedInRegion North West England
Wales
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
operatedUnderFranchiseFrom Strategic Rail Authority
parentCompany FirstGroup
precededBy North West Regional Railways
primaryAreaServed North West England
railMode heavy rail
railSector post-privatisation British rail system
regulatoryBody Office of Rail Regulation
secondaryAreaServed North Wales
serviceType intercity passenger rail services
regional passenger rail services
status defunct
successor First TransPennine Express
Northern Rail
ticketingSystem National Rail fares structure
transportMode rail
usedBrandingColour green
purple

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

British Rail Class 158 operator First North Western (past)
subject linked to: Class 158 Express Sprinter
Glossop line formerOperator First North Western
linked to: First North Western (past)
Liverpool Lime Street – Manchester Oxford Road formerOperator First North Western
linked to: First North Western (past)
First North Western operatedUnderBrand First North Western
subject linked to: First North Western (past)
linked to: First North Western (past)
North West Trains successor First North Western
linked to: First North Western (past)
British Rail Class 175 formerOperator First North Western
linked to: First North Western (past)
Manchester–Hadfield formerOperator First North Western
linked to: First North Western (past)