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- ↑ Arriva wins £1.5bn London Overground contract BBC News 18 March 2016
- ↑ Transport for London announces intention to award London Overground contract to Arriva Archived 8 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Arriva 18 March 2016
- ↑ TfL confirm London Overground contract with Arriva signed Railway Technology Magazine 18 April 2016
- ↑ In May 2010 Grand Northern services began, branded Grand Central to allow a single fleet pool to be used.
- ↑ "Railway plan puts new focus on passengers". Department for Transport. 26 March 2013.
- ↑ "Rail franchise schedule" (PDF). Department of Transport. 19 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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