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East Midlands Trains
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Franchise(s): East Midlands
11 November 2007 – August 2019
Main {{{nameforarea}}}(s): East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, East of England
Other {{{nameforarea}}}(s): Greater London, North West England
Fleet size: 24 Class 43 HST power cars
17 Class 153 Super Sprinter sets
15 Class 156 Super Sprinter sets
25 Class 158 Express Sprinter sets
27 Class 222 Meridian sets
Stations called at: 87
Stations operated: 89
Route km operated: 1,567.5
National Rail abbreviation: EM
Parent company: Stagecoach Group
Web site: www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
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East Midlands Trains (EMT) was a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It was based in Derby and provided train services in the East Midlands and surrounding areas, mainly in the counties of South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire.

East Midlands Trains started running the East Midlands franchise in November 2007. It took over the train operating companies Midland Mainline, which operated inter-city services from London to Yorkshire, and the eastern side of Central Trains.

In 2019, the East Midlands franchise was given to a new company, East Midlands Railway, owned by Abellio. The new company took over operations in August 2019.

Preceded by
Central Trains
Central Trains franchise
Operator of East Midlands franchise
2007-2019
Succeeded by
East Midlands Railway
Preceded by
Midland Mainline
Midland Main Line franchise


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