▁process , ▁the ▁offer ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁£ 4 0 ▁million ▁of ▁bid ▁costs ▁ref und ed . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁G ov ia ▁Th ames link ▁Railway ▁took ▁over ▁services ▁formerly ▁operated ▁by ▁First ▁Capital ▁Connect ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Th ames link , ▁Southern ▁and ▁Great ▁Northern ▁franch ise ▁and ▁brand ed ▁them ▁as ▁Th ames link ▁and ▁Great ▁Northern . ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁Stage co ach ▁and ▁Virgin ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁trad ing ▁as ▁Virgin ▁Tra ins ▁East ▁Coast ▁comm enced ▁operating ▁the ▁Inter City ▁East ▁Coast ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Scot R ail ▁franch ise ▁was ▁split ▁with ▁the ▁C aled onian ▁S le eper ▁services ▁becoming ▁a ▁stand - alone ▁franch ise ▁operated ▁by ▁Ser co ▁while ▁the ▁remaining ▁services ▁remained ▁as ▁the ▁Ab elli o ▁Scot R ail ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁met ro ▁routes ▁run ▁by ▁Ab elli o ▁Gre ater ▁Ang lia ▁from ▁London ▁Liverpool ▁Street ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁T f L ▁to ▁run ▁as ▁a ▁con cess ion ▁similar ▁to ▁both ▁London ▁Over ground ▁and ▁Cross ra il ▁( under ▁the ▁name , ▁T f L ▁Rail ). ▁The ▁routes ▁transferred ▁were ▁those ▁to ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁▁ 2 0