Editing Midland Mainline (train operating company) (section)

==Demise==
[[File:222017 EMT livery.jpg|thumb|An [[East Midlands Trains]] liveried [[British Rail Class 222|Class 222 ''Meridian'']] at [[Derby railway station|Derby]]]]

As part of a redrawing of the rail franchise map from November 2007, the Midland Mainline franchise was combined with some [[Central Trains]] services into a new East Midlands franchise.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4865310.stm |title = Central Trains franchise extended |publisher = BBC News |date = 2 April 2006}}</ref>

In September 2006, the [[Department for Transport]] (DfT) announced that National Express, [[Arriva]], [[FirstGroup]] and [[Stagecoach Group|Stagecoach]] had been shortlisted to bid for the new franchise.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/4649450/Hong-Kong-bid-to-run-Midlands-trains.html |title = Hong Kong bid to run Midland trains |publisher = The Telegraph |date = 19 September 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Davidson |first = Ros |date = 19 September 2006 |title = Virgin prepares for rail franchise battle |url = https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/sep/19/transportintheuk |newspaper = [[The Guardian]] |access-date = 15 October 2012}}</ref> In June 2007, the DfT awarded the franchise to Stagecoach, with the services operated by Midland Mainline transferring to [[East Midlands Trains]] on 11 November 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/passenger/franchises/emfranchise |title = Department for Transport announces winner of East Midlands franchise |publisher = Department for Transport |date = 22 June 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071211125313/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/passenger/franchises/emfranchise |archive-date = 11 December 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2007/06/22-stagecoach-wins-eastmidlands.html |title = Stagecoach wins East Midlands franchise from National Express |website = railnews.co.uk |date = 22 June 2007}}</ref>

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