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First ScotRail〔(Companies House extract company no SC185018 ) First ScotRail Limited〕 was a train operating company in Scotland owned by FirstGroup which operated the ScotRail franchise from October 2004 until March 2015. It operated most commuter and long-distance services within the country as well as some cross-border services to England, including the Caledonian Sleeper. Of FirstGroup's four train operating companies, ScotRail was the second largest (in terms of number of passenger journeys 2013–14) after First Great Western at the time of closure.〔FirstGroup plc UK Rail Overview〕 ==History== National Express operated the ScotRail franchise from March 1997 until October 2004 as ScotRail. In July 2003, the Scottish Executive and the Strategic Rail Authority announced Arriva, FirstGroup and National Express had been shortlisted to bid for the new franchise.〔(Shortlist of ScotRail bidders puts three in the ring ) ''Herald Scotland'' 28 October 2003〕 In June 2004, the franchise was awarded to FirstGroup, with the services operated by ScotRail transferring to First ScotRail on 17 October 2004.〔(FirstGroup clinches Scottish rail franchise ) ''The Daily Telegraph'' 12 June 2004〕 On 1 January 2006, Transport Scotland was created to carry out the Scottish Executive's transport responsibilities including its then newly devolved powers over rail franchising.〔(Transport Scotland Framework Document ) ''- Scottish Executive, December 2005''〕 In April 2008, Transport Scotland granted First ScotRail a three-year franchise extension until November 2014.〔(Scot Rail franchise extension agreed ) Transport Scotland News 3 April 2008〕〔(FirstGroup Plc statement: Extension of First ScotRail Franchise ) First ScotRail 3 April 2008〕 In September 2008, Transport Scotland announced that all First ScotRail trains, including those previously operated on behalf of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, would be repainted in a new blue livery with white saltire markings on the carriage ends.〔(ScotRail 25th Anniversary Publicity Materials ) Transport Scotland〕 The rebranding put less emphasis on the ''First'' and is marketed as ''"ScotRail: Scotland's Railway"''. The first unit to receive the new livery was 170434, unveiled at Glasgow Queen Street on 22 September 2008. On 8 October 2014, First ScotRail confirmed its bid to retain the franchise had been unsuccessful and that the franchise transferred to Abellio ScotRail on 1 April 2015.〔(Dutch firms wins ScotRail franchise from FirstGroup ) ''BBC News'' 8 October 2014〕〔(Abellio awarded ScotRail franchise ) ''Railway Gazette'' 8 October 2014〕〔(Abellio awarded contract to operate Scotland's National Railway, ScotRail ) Abellio〕 On the evening of 31 March 2015, the Caledonian Sleeper services were split into a new franchise, operated by Serco. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「First ScotRail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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