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|} Wrexham & Shropshire ((ウェールズ語:Wrecsam & Swydd Amwythig))〔(Companies House extract company no 5970112 ) Wrexham Shropshire & Marylebone Railway Company Limited〕 was an Open Access Operator in the United Kingdom operating passenger rail services between Wrexham General and London Marylebone from April 2008 until January 2011. ==History== Wrexham & Shropshire was formed in October 2006 as a joint venture between John Laing plc and Renaissance Trains with the aim of operating rail passenger services between Wrexham and London Marylebone as an Open Access Operator.〔(Presentation to Shropshire County Rail Forum ) Shropshire Council 13 October 2006〕 The last direct railway service from the area to London had been a Shrewsbury to London Euston service operated by Virgin Trains in 1998/99.〔(Pride of Shrewsbury ) The Encyclopedia of Modern Traction Names〕 In October 2006 an evaluation service ran from London Marylebone to Wrexham General via the proposed route using the EWS Company Train.〔''Rail Magazine'' Issue 551 25 October 2006 Page 17〕〔(New rail company plans direct Wrexham link with London ) ''Daily Post' (North Wales) 13 October 2006〕 In March 2007 Wrexham & Shropshire lodged an application with the Office of Rail Regulation for track access rights to operate services.〔(Application to the Office of Rail Regulation a Passenger Track Access Contract ) Office of Rail Regulation 5 March 2007〕 In September 2007 Wrexham & Shropshire were granted access rights from December 2007 for a seven-year period.〔(Track Access Contract between Network Rail Infrastructure Limited and Wrexham Shropshire and Marylebone Railway Company Limited ) Office of Rail Regulation 10 September 2007〕 In January 2008 John Laing's rail operations, including its shareholding in Wrexham & Shropshire, were sold to Deutsche Bahn.〔(Deutsche Bahn buys Laing Rail ) ''Construction News'' 21 January 2008〕 After this transcation the shareholders in Wrexham & Shropshire were DB Regio (50%), Renaissance Trains (36%) and John Laing (14%).〔Wrexham Shropshire & Marylebone Railway Limited Annual Accounts 31 December 2010 Page 21〕 Operations commenced on 28 April 2008.〔(New direct rail services launches this April ) Wrexham & Shropshire press release 2 April 2008〕 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「Wrexham & Shropshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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