Northern Rail granted franchise continuation
The Department for Transport (DfT) has granted a continuation of Northern Rail’s…
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Government must ‘act now’ to reform rail franchises
The Government’s commitment to reforming rail franchises has ‘barely…
Rail franchise bidders announced
The Department for Transport today announced the shortlisted bidders in line…
Go-Ahead sees ‘strong growth’ in rail division
Transport operator Go-Ahead has seen ‘strong growth’ in its rail…
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…
New Greater Anglia franchise operator outlines plans
Abellio is to take over the Greater Anglia franchise from National Express on…
New West Coast rail franchise ‘to deliver 28,000 more seats’
Passengers travelling between London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow are…
Race is on to run new generation of franchises
Expressions of interest in running the new Thameslink, Essex Thameside and Great…
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