▁land ▁from ▁Network ▁Rail . ▁Network ▁Rail ▁man ages ▁some ▁major ▁railway ▁stations ▁and ▁several ▁stations ▁are ▁operated ▁by ▁London ▁Under ground ▁or ▁other ▁companies . ▁ ▁All ▁passenger ▁TO C s ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁are ▁priv ately ▁owned . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁these ▁hold ▁franch ises ▁to ▁operate ▁rail ▁services ▁on ▁specific ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁and ▁come ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Rail ▁brand . ▁In ▁addition , ▁companies ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁bid ▁for ▁" paths " ▁( specific ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁overall ▁National ▁Rail ▁tim et able ) ▁to ▁operate ▁their ▁own ▁services , ▁which ▁the ▁franch ises ▁do ▁not ▁operate   – ▁these ▁operators ▁are ▁class ed ▁as ▁open - access ▁operators ▁and ▁are ▁not ▁franch ise ▁hold ers . ▁Currently ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁there ▁are ▁two ▁open - access ▁operators : ▁H ull ▁Tra ins ▁runs ▁services ▁between ▁London ▁King ' s ▁Cross ▁and ▁H ull , ▁and ▁Grand ▁Central , ▁which ▁oper ates ▁between ▁London ▁King ' s ▁Cross ▁and ▁S under land ▁and ▁between ▁London ▁King ' s ▁Cross ▁and ▁Brad ford . ▁In ▁addition , ▁there ▁are ▁operators ▁that ▁fall ▁outside ▁the ▁pur view ▁of ▁National ▁Rail , ▁which ▁operate ▁specific ▁services ▁which ▁are ▁recent ▁add itions ▁to ▁Britain ' s ▁rail ways . ▁The ▁main ▁examples ▁are ▁Euro star , ▁which ▁oper ates ▁to ▁the ▁continent ▁via ▁the ▁Channel ▁T unnel , ▁and ▁He ath row ▁Express , ▁which ▁runs ▁fast ▁services ▁from ▁London ▁to ▁He ath row ▁Airport .