London Midland was a train operating company in England which operated the West Midlands franchise between 11 November 2007 and 10 December 2017.
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15 Facts About London Midland
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London Midland was created as a result of Govia being awarded the West Midlands franchise on 22 June 2007.
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London Midland had various commitments to fulfil during the franchise period, including the procurement of at least 37 new multiple units, the introduction of a semi-fast service between London and Crewe, and to invest at least £11.
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London Midland operated local services in the West Midlands and surrounding areas through their City sub-brand.
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Creation of London Midland came out of a wider initiative within the Department for Transport to redraw some of the passenger rail franchises that were operating during in the mid-2000s.
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London Midland suffered from ongoing staff relations problems which led to extensive and long-lasting cancellations of Sunday services.
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London Midland's services were divided between four groups of routes: London Euston Routes, Birmingham Regional, West Midlands Local and Branch Lines.
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London Midland operated several "parliamentary train" stations, where only a handful of trains a day call.
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In December 2008, London Midland discontinued the direct service between Walsall and Wolverhampton.
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In October 2010, London Midland applied to the Office of Rail Regulation to run a new hourly Birmingham to Preston service from 2016 by diverting every other Birmingham to Liverpool train.
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London Midland sought to run additional evening and Sunday trains between Euston and Crewe, to satisfy what the company says was unmet demand.
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From April 2012, London Midland began operating an hourly Euston to Crewe service on Sundays.
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London Midland denied having plans in place to implement DOO operation on their network.
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London Midland was to lose all of its Class 150 units, but a change in plan saw it retain three Class 150 units as additional capacity, following a statement from the Department for Transport on 10 August 2011.
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However, London Midland transferred two Class 153 units to First Great Western as a result.
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