▁parts ▁of ▁Central ▁Tra ins ▁and ▁oper ates ▁stopping ▁services ▁between ▁London ▁E ust on ▁and ▁North am pton , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁local ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁these ▁three , ▁a ▁further ▁new ▁operator , ▁London ▁Over ground ▁Rail ▁Oper ations , ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁routes ▁operated ▁by ▁Silver link ▁in ▁London , ▁which ▁were ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁extended ▁East ▁London ▁line ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Services ▁are ▁controlled ▁directly ▁by ▁Transport ▁for ▁London , ▁with ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁trains ▁themselves ▁contract ed ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁company ▁as ▁an ▁operating ▁con cess ion . ▁This ▁is ▁different ▁from ▁an ▁ordinary ▁franch ise , ▁as ▁the ▁train ▁operator ▁is ▁not ▁given ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁operation , ▁such ▁as ▁pr icing , ▁tim et abling ▁and ▁rolling ▁stock ▁proc ure ment . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁National ▁Express ▁East ▁Coast ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁Inter City ▁East ▁Coast ▁franch ise ▁from ▁G NER . ▁Grand ▁Central ▁also ▁began ▁operating ▁its ▁services ▁between ▁London ▁and ▁S under land ▁as ▁an ▁open ▁access ▁operator . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁One ▁was ▁re - brand ed ▁by ▁National ▁Express ▁as ▁National ▁Express ▁East ▁Ang lia ▁to ▁bring ▁it ▁into ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁W re x ham ▁& ▁Sh ro pshire ▁began ▁operating