▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁metropol itan ▁rail ways ▁on ▁the ▁network ▁are ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁franch ise ▁holder ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁passenger ▁transport ▁executive ▁or ▁other ▁civ ic ▁body ▁responsible ▁for ▁admin ister ing ▁public ▁transport . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁bodies , ▁the ▁Mer se ys ide ▁Pass enger ▁Transport ▁Executive , ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁National ▁Rail ▁franch ises ▁not ▁awarded ▁by ▁central ▁government , ▁namely ▁the ▁Mer sey ra il ▁franch ise , ▁while ▁certain ▁National ▁Rail ▁services ▁in ▁North ▁London ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁Transport ▁for ▁London ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁as ▁London ▁Over ground . ▁Two ▁other ▁franch ises , ▁the ▁Scottish ▁national ▁franch ise , ▁currently ▁operated ▁by ▁Ab elli o ▁Scot R ail , ▁and ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁domestic ▁franch ise , ▁operated ▁by ▁Transport ▁for ▁Wales , ▁are ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁de vol ved ▁govern ments ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁constitu ent ▁nations . ▁ ▁The ▁Rail ▁D elivery ▁Group ▁is ▁the ▁coordin ating ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁train ▁operating ▁companies ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁own s ▁the ▁National ▁Rail ▁brand , ▁which ▁uses ▁the ▁former ▁British ▁Rail ▁double - arrow ▁logo ▁and ▁organ ises ▁the ▁common ▁ticket ing ▁structure . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁train ▁operating ▁companies ▁are ▁in ▁fact ▁parts ▁of ▁larger ▁companies ▁which ▁operate ▁multiple ▁franch ises . ▁ ▁Current ▁operators ▁ ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁ ▁The ▁railway ▁network ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁is ▁managed ▁differently ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁The ▁sole ▁company ▁in ▁Northern