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DfT launches rail franchise consultation

Passengers across London, the South East, Sussex and the South Coast are being 'asked for their views to help shape a major new franchise for train services across their area', Rail Minister Theresa Villiers announced this week. The franchise is...

Northern Rail granted franchise continuation

The Department for Transport (DfT) has granted a continuation of Northern Rail's Northern Franchise. Northern will continue to operate local and regional rail services across the north of England until 1 April 2014. Ian Bevan, Managing Director, Northern Rail said: “We are...

Government must ‘act now’ to reform rail franchises

The Government’s commitment to reforming rail franchises has 'barely begun to be turned into reality', the Chairman of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) has said. Speaking at a lecture at the Institution of Civil Engineers in central London...

Rail franchise bidders announced

The Department for Transport today announced the shortlisted bidders in line to run three rail franchises. A total of 13 firms are in the running to become the next operators of the Great Western, Thameslink and Essex Thameside rail franchises. The...

Go-Ahead sees ‘strong growth’ in rail division

Transport operator Go-Ahead has seen 'strong growth' in its rail division but announced a 12.9% fall it its profit for the first half of the year. Go-Ahead operates the London Midland, Southeastern and Southern rail franchises, and said pre-tax profit...

Southern switch for Gatwick

The day-to-day management of Gatwick Airport station has transferred from Network Rail to Southern. Says Southern Director, David Scorey, ‘We already manage 156 stations and it’s that station management experience, which includes provision of excellent levels of customer service and train dispatch, which is at the core of our business. It was the obvious thing [...]

West Coast contest begins

The DfT has announced four shortlisted bidders to run the West Coast Main Line from December 2012. Abellio, FirstGroup, Keolis/ SNCF and Virgin go head to head to contest the franchise. The franchise is for 15 years and includes a commitment to provide 28,000 seats a day under a new flexible agreement which will allow [...]

New rail operator boosts security on its network

Greater Anglia has said it has already 'doubled the numbers of safety and security staff' on its rail network after taking over the franchise from National Express East Anglia. The train operator said it wants to 'ensure customers feel assured...

New Greater Anglia franchise operator outlines plans

Abellio is to take over the Greater Anglia franchise from National Express on 5 February. The Group will be responsible intercity, commuter and rural services throughout the region including the Stansted Express service. The duration of the contract is 29 months (32...

New West Coast rail franchise ‘to deliver 28,000 more seats’

Passengers travelling between London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow are 'set to benefit from an extra 28,000 seats a day under a new flexible franchise agreement which will allow more services to be scheduled around busy periods'. In addition, a long...

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Cornwall public transport gets £50 million boost

Public transport links in Cornwall will be transformed thanks to £50 million of government investment to deliver the Mid-Cornwall...