The franchise has not made the playoffs since 1986, the longest playoff drought of any current franchise.

The current franchise is contracted to the consortium for an initial 25-year period.

The current franchise began operations in 1982.

The only train operating company to date has been c2c and the current franchise is due to be renewed on 27 May 2013.

And this is an industry that is going to confront the complicated prospect of folding two current franchises?

The Gulls folded after the 2002 season and the current franchise entered the league as an expansion team in 2005.

After a fan vote, "Generals" had been voted on by the fans to be the name of the current franchise.

This is not the introspective miniaturism that holds the current franchise for serious literature.

The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997.

By 2017, when the current franchise is due to end, the rolling stock will be almost 80 years old.