West Midlands Trains (WMT) is a British train operating company. It operates passenger trains on the West Midlands franchise between London and the English Midlands under two trading names: within the West Midlands region as West Midlands Railway (WMR) and outside the region as London Northwestern Railway (LNR).
Top: Class 172 in WMR livery at Birmingham Moor Street Bottom: Class 350 in LNR livery at Aston
Image: WMT Class 172 Pair at Birmingham Moor Street
Image: Class 08 Tyseley 100
Image: Parry People Mover 139001 at Stourbridge Junction Railway Station (geograph 6253739)
Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain
Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain is the system of contracting the operation of the passenger services on the railways of Great Britain to private companies, which has been in effect since 1996 and was greatly altered in 2020, with rail franchising being effectively abolished in May 2021.
Gatwick Express, the third railway service to be franchised in 1996
Before privatisation: an InterCity train owned and operated by British Rail
After franchising: a GNER operated train on the InterCity East Coast franchise
Temporary public ownership: East Coast was brought in to run the failed InterCity East Coast franchise in 2009
