What is Regional Railways?
{{Infobox Rail companies | name = Regional Railways | bgcolor = | logo_filename = | logo_width = 200px | image_filename =150231 'King Edmund' at Cambridge.jpg| | widthpx = 300px | franchise = Not subject to franchising (1982 – 1997) | nameforarea = region | regions = [[East Anglia]], [[North West England|North West]], [[North East England|North East]], [[Wales]] | secregions = [[East Midlands]], [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]], [[Scotland]], [[Merseyside]] | fleet = | Classes Used = | stations = | parent_company = [[British Rail]] | website = }} '''Regional Railways''' was one of the three passenger sectors of [[British Rail]]. It was created in 1982. It finished operation in 1996, two years after [[Privatisation of British Rail|privatisation]]. The sector was originally called '''Provincial'''. ==The split-up for privatisation== Before privatisation, the Regional Railways sector was split into several different franchises ready for privatisation. *[[Anglia Railways]], later [[National Express East Anglia]] *[[Central Trains]] and [[Central Citylink]], later [[London Midland]], [[East Midlands Trains]] and [[CrossCountry]] *[[Merseyrail Electrics]], later [[Merseyrail]] *North West Regional Railways, later [[North Western Trains]], later [[First North Western]] <br />Now part of [[Northern Rail]] *Regional Railways Northeast, later [[Northern Spirit]], later [[Arriva Trains Northern]] <br /> Split into [[Northern Rail]] and **[[TransPennine Express]] *[[ScotRail]], later [[First ScotRail]] *[[Wales and West]] <br />Later split into **[[Wales and Borders]], now part of [[Transport for Wales]] **[[Wessex Trains]], now part of [[First Great Western]] [[File:156 unit in Coventry 2000.JPG|thumb|right|200px|A [[Central Trains]] Class 156 [[Diesel multiple unit|DMU]] at {{Stnlnk|Coventry}} in 2000. It is still in the old BR [[Regional Railways exspress]] livery, but has a [[Central Trains]] name tag on it.]] [[File:Class_156_Manch