Editing Merseytravel (section)

===Merseytravel City line===
{{See also|City line (Merseytravel)}}
A third line, the [[City line (Merseytravel)|City line]], also historically branded as Merseyrail under [[British Rail]], was also privatised under the 1993 Act, but as part of the much larger North West Regional Railways (NWRR) franchise. On 2 March 1997, North Western Trains, later rebranded [[First North Western]], commenced operating the franchise. Some {{brc|142}} units were repainted in Merseytravel's yellow livery. This line was not included in the 2003 exemption given to the other two lines, and so it has continued as part of the government-administered rail franchise system, although the role of PTEs in the franchising process has altered due by the 2005 Railways Act. From 11 December 2004, the NWRR franchise was merged into a new Northern franchise and operated by [[Northern Rail]]. The Merseyrail Class 142 units were repainted into Northern Rail livery. On 1 April 2016, the franchise was taken over by [[Arriva Rail North]].<ref name="HOCBP_policy"/><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/rail-news/arriva-chosen-to-run-and-expand-northern-franchise-from-next-year |title=Arriva chosen to run and expand Northern franchise from next year |magazine=Rail Technology Magazine |date=9 December 2015}}</ref>