Franchise(s):	North Western 1. April 1998 – 12. December 2004
Main region(s):	North West
Other region(s):	North Wales, London, Yorkshire
Fleet size:	184
Stations:	247
Parent company:	First Group

First North Western was a train operating company in the United Kingdom serving North West England. A subsidiary of First Group, it lost its franchise in 2004. Image File history File links First_North_Western_1. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 629 KB)BR Class 175, no. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... First Group PLC (LSE: FGP) is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. ... Due to historical differences the railway network of the United Kingdom is split into two independent systems: one on the island of Great Britain and one in Northern Ireland, which is closely linked to the railway system of the Republic of Ireland. ... First Group PLC (LSE: FGP) is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Description

The company when first privatised was known as North Western Trains and was owned by Great Western Trains which was a partnership between Great Western's management and First Group. Eventually First bought the management team out and renamed the company. North Western Trains took over from the British Rail sector North West Regional Railways which was known for a short time as Network North West. A train in the livery of North Western Trains, which became First North Western. ... See Also Ufton Nervet rail crash Categories: Stub | British railway companies ... Regional Railways was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in the 1980s that existed until privatisation in the 1990s. ...

Routes operated

First North Western services are now mainly operated by Northern Rail with Manchester Airport to Windermere/Barrow services are now operated by TransPennine Express, Manchester Piccadilly to Llandudno, London/Crewe to Holyhead, Bidston to Wrexham and Llandudno to Ffestiniog services operated by Arriva Trains Wales and Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston services operated by Virgin Trains. Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... TransPennine Express (TPE) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... Arriva Trains Wales (Welsh: ) is a train operating company that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches. ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ...

Fleet

Class	Image	Type	Top speed		Number	Built
			mph	km/h
Class 101		Diesel multiple unit	75	120	6	1956 - 1959
Class 142 Pacer		Diesel multiple unit	75	120	79	1985
Class 150 Sprinter		Diesel multiple unit	75	120	27	1985 - 1987
Class 153 Super Sprinter		Diesel multiple unit	75	120	8	1987 - 1988
Class 156 Super Sprinter		Diesel multiple unit	75	120	18	1987 - 1989
Class 158 Express Sprinter		Diesel multiple unit	90	145	8	1989 - 1992
Class 175 Coradia		Diesel multiple unit	100	160	27	1999 - 2001
Class 309		Electric multiple unit	100	160	7	1962 - 1963
Class 323		Electric multiple unit	100	160	17	1992 - 1993

A train in the First North Western livery

Their headquarters were in Whitworth St, Manchester city centre. Its train depot was at Newton Heath between the Manchester to Rochdale via Castleton Line and the Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham Line. Class 101, no. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 650 KB) This page is a candidate to be moved to the Wikimedia Commons. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland German DMU of class 628 A diesel multiple unit (DMU) is a train whose carriages have their own motors powered by a diesel engine. ... Arriva Trains Wales 142010 at Cardiff Central on 22 May 2004. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1490, 540 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Northern Rail British Rail Class 142 Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland German DMU of class 628 A diesel multiple unit (DMU) is a train whose carriages have their own motors powered by a diesel engine. ... Class 150/2, no. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 185 KB) Author: Andrew Maycock source: http://midlandrailpics. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland German DMU of class 628 A diesel multiple unit (DMU) is a train whose carriages have their own motors powered by a diesel engine. ... Class 153, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 641 KB)BR Class 153, no. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland German DMU of class 628 A diesel multiple unit (DMU) is a train whose carriages have their own motors powered by a diesel engine. ... Class 156, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 658 KB)BR Class 156, no. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland German DMU of class 628 A diesel multiple unit (DMU) is a train whose carriages have their own motors powered by a diesel engine. ... Class 158, no. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland German DMU of class 628 A diesel multiple unit (DMU) is a train whose carriages have their own motors powered by a diesel engine. ... Class 175, no. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 666 KB)BR Class 175, no. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland German DMU of class 628 A diesel multiple unit (DMU) is a train whose carriages have their own motors powered by a diesel engine. ... The British Rail Class 309 Clacton Express electric multiple units were built by BR York from 1962-1963. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1250x893, 253 KB) Summary Two class 309 electric multiple units coupled together at London Liverpool Street Station. ... A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ... 323242 departs Longbridge 1 September 2005 Class 323, no. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 220 KB) Summary Author: Andrew Maycock source: http://midlandrailpics. ... A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1694x1005, 215 KB) Train in livery of First North Western, a defunct British train operating company. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1694x1005, 215 KB) Train in livery of First North Western, a defunct British train operating company. ... Newton Heath is an area of Greater Manchester, famous primarily for two things: The birthplace of Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club (est. ... The Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham line or Oldham Loop Line is a local railway route in Greater Manchester, England, used by trains that run from Manchester Victoria to Rochdale and back to Manchester Victoria. ...

The new Class 175 trains were used only on Manchester Piccadilly to Llandudno (also one morning journey from Chester to Manchester via Altrincham which formed a service to Llandundno when it arrived at Manchester Piccadilly), Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead, Crewe to Holyhead, Birmingham to Holyhead, Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness, Manchester Airport to Windermere and Manchester Airport to Blackpool North. However Arriva Trains Wales runs the Manchester Piccadilly to Llandudno, Holyhead, and Crewe to Holyhead. No services now run between Holyhead and Birmingham.
Class 175, no. ... Manchester Piccadilly station is the principal railway station of Manchester, UK. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street and the south, Glasgow Central, and routes throughout the north of England. ... Llandudno South Parade (on the north shore) viewed from the Great Orme, with the twin mounds of Deganwy Castle in the distance Llandudno Bay and the Little Orme viewed from the Great Orme Llandudno Pier viewed from the Happy Valley gardens A sunny corner in the Happy Valley gardens Llandudno... For the larger local government district, see Chester City (district). ... Manchester (pronounced ) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. ... Altrincham (pronounced Oltringum) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. ... Manchester Piccadilly station is the principal railway station of Manchester, UK. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street and the south, Glasgow Central, and routes throughout the north of England. ... Manchester Piccadilly station is the principal railway station of Manchester, UK. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street and the south, Glasgow Central, and routes throughout the north of England. ... Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ... Birmingham (pron. ... Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ... For the United States airport, see Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. ... Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ... For the United States airport, see Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. ... Windermere or close variations is a name used in a number of places, including: // Bodies of water Windermere, lake, in the Lake District, county of Cumbria, the largest lake in England See also Lake Windermere Windermere Basin, bay, Ontario, Canada (43°1556N 79°4647W) Towns and... For the United States airport, see Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. ... Blackpool North railway station is the terminus of the Blackpool branch line from Preston. ... Arriva Trains Wales (Welsh: ) is a train operating company that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches. ... Manchester Piccadilly station is the principal railway station of Manchester, UK. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street and the south, Glasgow Central, and routes throughout the north of England. ... Llandudno South Parade (on the north shore) viewed from the Great Orme, with the twin mounds of Deganwy Castle in the distance Llandudno Bay and the Little Orme viewed from the Great Orme Llandudno Pier viewed from the Happy Valley gardens A sunny corner in the Happy Valley gardens Llandudno... Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ... Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ... Birmingham (pron. ...