ated ▁Kent ▁franch ise ▁taking ▁over ▁services ▁from ▁London ▁Victoria , ▁London ▁Char ing ▁Cross , ▁London ▁C annon ▁Street ▁and ▁London ▁Black fri ars ▁to ▁south - east ▁London ▁and ▁Kent ; ▁responsibility ▁for ▁high ▁speed ▁domestic ▁services ▁operated ▁on ▁High ▁Speed ▁ 1 ▁from ▁London ▁St ▁P anc ras ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁franch ise . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 0 ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Further ▁integr ations ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁these ▁was ▁the ▁South ▁Western ▁franch ise ; ▁this ▁merged ▁the ▁original ▁South ▁West ▁Tra ins ▁franch ise ▁with ▁the ▁Island ▁Line ▁Tra ins ▁franch ise ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight ▁and ▁began ▁operating ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁South ▁West ▁Tra ins , ▁with ▁Island ▁Line ▁retained ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁brand . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁three ▁new ▁integrated ▁franch ises ▁began ▁operating : ▁Cross Country , ▁took ▁over ▁from ▁Virgin ▁Cross Country ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁Central ▁Tra ins , ▁and ▁oper ates ▁regional ▁inter - city ▁services ▁that ▁by pass ▁the ▁major ▁London ▁terminal s . ▁East ▁Mid lands ▁Tra ins ▁replaced ▁Mid land ▁Main line ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁Central ▁Tra ins ▁en comp ass ing ▁inter - city ▁services ▁from ▁London ▁St ▁P anc ras ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁local ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Mid lands ▁London ▁Mid land ▁began ▁operating ▁the ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁franch ise ▁replaced ▁Silver link ▁County ▁and