What is Megatrain?
{{Infobox Rail companies | |name = Megatrain | bgcolor= | franchise=Integrated into [[Stagecoach Group]] franchises<br><small>([[East Midlands Trains]])<br></small>Integrated into [[Virgin CrossCountry]]<br><small> March 2006 - November 2007</small> | logo_filename= | image_filename=222017 EMT livery.jpg | widthpx=250 | nameforarea=Town | abbr= | regions=[[Sheffield]], [[Nottingham]] | secregions=[[London]], [[Chesterfield]], [[Leicester]], [[Loughborough]] | parent_company=[[Stagecoach Group]] | website=www.megatrain.com }} '''Megatrain''' was a virtual no-frills intercity [[Railway|train]] service run by [[Scotland|Scottish]]-based [[Stagecoach Group]]. The service began in the [[United Kingdom]] on 1 November 2005 with a pilot on [[South West Trains]]. Service had ceased by 2024. {{s-start}} {{s-bef|before='''[[Central Trains]]'''<br><small>Central franchise</small>}} {{s-ttl | rows = 2 | title = Integrated into East Midlands franchise<br><small>As Part of [[East Midlands Trains]]</small> | years = 2007–2019 }} {{s-inc | rows = 2 }} |- {{s-bef|before='''[[Midland Mainline]]'''<br><small>Midland Main Line franchise</small>}} {{s-bef|rows=2|before='''[[InterCity (British Rail)|InterCity]]'''<br><small>As part of [[British Rail]]</small>}} {{s-ttl | title = Integrated into Cross-Country franchise<br><small>As Part of [[Virgin Trains]]</small> | years = 2005–2007 }} {{s-aft|after=[[CrossCountry]]}} |- {{s-ttl | title = Integrated into InterCity West Coast franchise <br><small>As Part of [[Virgin Trains]]</small> | years = 2005–2019 }} {{s-inc}} |- {{s-bef|before='''[[Network SouthEast]]'''<br><small>As part of [[British Rail]]</small>}} {{s-ttl | rows = 2 | title = Integrated into South Western franchise<br><small>As Part of [[South West Trains]]</small> | years = 2005–2017 }} {{s-inc}} |- {{end}} {{StagecoachGroup}} {{Current UK TOCs}} [[Category:Rail transport in the United Kingdom]] {{transport-stub}}