Govia Thameslink Railway

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Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) was a British train operating company that operated the TSGN rail franchise. Within the franchise, GTR ran trains under the sub-brands: Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern, and Gatwick Express. GTR was a subsidiary of Govia, which was itself a joint venture between the British Go-Ahead Group (65%) and French company Keolis (35%). The franchise was awarded, after repeated delays, to Govia Thameslink Railway on 23 May 2014. On 14 September 2014, GTR took over operations from the previous franchisee First Capital Connect; during July 2015, both Southern and Gatwick Express operations were integrated into GTR. This change made it the largest rail franchise in terms of passengers, staff and fleet in the UK. The franchise has an unusual structure involving a management contract that sees all fare revenues going straight to the Department for Transport (DfT), which in turn pays GTR fixed amounts that add up to £8.9 billion across its first seven years of operation...

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