Thames Trains
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A Thames Trains service at Evesham in 2003
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| Franchise(s): | Thames Trains 13 October 1996 – 31 March 2004 |
| Main region(s): | Thames Valley |
| Other region(s): | West Midlands, Cotswolds and North Downs |
| Fleet size: | 62 (Classes 165 and 166) |
| Stations called at: | Similar number to that of First Great Western Link |
| National Rail abbreviation: | TT |
| Parent company: | Go-Ahead |
Thames Trains was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Go-Ahead that operated the Thames Trains franchise from October 1996 until March 2004.
The Thames Trains franchise was awarded by the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising to Victory Rail Holdings, a company owned by Go-Ahead (65%) and some ex British Rail managers (35%), with operations commencing on 13 October 1996. Go-Ahead bought the remaining shares it didn't own in June 1998.
Thames Trains ran passenger services from along the Great Western Main Line from London Paddington to Greenford, Windsor & Eton Central, Marlow, Henley, Reading, Bedwyn, Oxford, Bicester Town, Worcester, Hereford and Stratford-upon-Avon. It also ran services from Reading to Basingstoke and Reading to Gatwick Airport.
In 1998 a service from Oxford to Bristol was introduced in partnership with First Great Western. This was withdrawn in 2003 at the request of the Strategic Rail Authority to relieve congestion.
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