Northern Spirit
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This article is about the railway company Northern Spirit. For the Australian football (soccer) club of the same name, see Northern Spirit FC.
Northern Spirit was a brand name used by a train operating company in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, running trains in the north of England. When its owners, MTL, were bought out by Arriva in 2000, the operation was rebranded as Arriva Trains Northern.
Preceded by: Regional Railways As part of British Rail |
Operator of Northern franchise 1997-2000 |
Succeeded by: Arriva Trains Northern |
Defunct train operating companies: | |
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InterCity: | Anglia Railways - Great Western Trains |
London & South East: | Connex South Central - Connex South Eastern - First Great Eastern - First Great Western Link South Eastern Trains - Thames Trains - Thameslink - wagn |
Regional: | Arriva Trains Merseyside - Arriva Trains Northern - First North Western - MTL - North Western Trains Northern Spirit - ScotRail - Valley Lines - Wales and Borders - Wales and West - Wessex Trains |