Editing Silverlink (section)

==Demise==
As part of a wider redrawing of the rail franchise map by the [[Department for Transport]], the Silverlink network was to be broken up when it was renewed in November 2007.

The Silverlink Metro services were moved to the control of [[Transport for London]] under the banner of the [[London Overground]].  On 19 June 2007 [[Transport for London]] announced it had awarded the London Overground concession to a [[Arriva UK Trains|Laing Rail]]/[[MTR Corporation|MTR]] joint venture.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160415221008/http://www.therailwaycentre.com/UK%20News%20June%2007/190607_TfL.html MTRLaing appointed to run London Overground]}} ''TheRailwayCentre.Com'' 19 June 2007</ref>

The Silverlink County services were merged with the [[Central Trains]] services around Birmingham to create a new West Midlands franchise.  On 22 June 2007 the [[Department for Transport]] announced it had awarded the West Midlands franchise to [[Govia]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/2810919/Govia-wins-franchise-for-West-Midlands-rail.html Govia wins franchise for West Midlands rail] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415221008/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/2810919/Govia-wins-franchise-for-West-Midlands-rail.html |date=15 April 2016 }} ''The Telegraph'' 22 June 2007</ref>

Silverlink's services transferred to [[London Overground Rail Operations]] and [[London Midland]] on 11 November 2007.