Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain (English Wikipedia)

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dft.gov.uk

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"New operator for West Coast passengers" (Press release). Department for Transport. 15 August 2012.

ft.com

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ghostarchive.org

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gov.uk

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"Rail Franchise Schedule" (PDF). Department for Transport. July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2018.
"Rail franchise schedule" (PDF). Department of Transport. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
"Transpennine Express to be brought into operator of last resort". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
Brown, Richard (10 January 2013). The Brown Review of the Rail Franchising Programme (PDF). The Stationery Office. ISBN 9780101852623. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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"Passenger rail services: Competition and Markets Authority case". GOV.UK. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
"Rail emergency measures during the COVID-19 pandemic". GOV.UK. Department for Transport. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
"Payments to passenger rail operators under emergency measures agreements (EMAs), March to September 2020". GOV.UK. Department for Transport. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
"Critical rail services protected in new deals for GWR and Southeastern". GOV.UK. Department for Transport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
"Inter City Railways / InterCity East Coast franchise merger inquiry Competition and Markets Authority case – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
"Arriva plc / Wales and Borders Rail Franchise Competition and Markets Authority case – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
"Firstgroup plc / ScotRail franchise merger inquiry (CC) Competition and Markets Authority case – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

independent.co.uk

"Britain's railways are doing well despite privatisation". The Independent. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
"First Group back on track for Anglia after merger". The Independent. 16 July 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
"National Express to comply with MMC". The Independent. 21 December 1996. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
Armitage, Jim (20 November 2014). "Revealed: How the world gets rich – from privatising British public services". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

investegate.co.uk

"FE Investegate |Strategic Rail Auth Announcements | Strategic Rail Auth: Virgin CrossCountry franchise". www.investegate.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

keolis.co.uk

KeolisAmey Awarded Contract to run Greater Manchester's Metrolink Keolis

londonstockexchange.com

"Virgin Rail Group West Coast rail franchise". RNS - London Stock Exchange. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.

manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Southern Rail operator to take over running of Metrolink Manchester Evening News 18 January 2017

merseytravel.gov.uk

"Merseyrail". Merseytravel. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

modernrailways.com

First National Rail Contracts signed for SWR and TPE Modern Railways 20 May 2021

nao.org.uk

The Department for Transport – Letting Rail Franchises 2005–2007 (PDF). London: National Audit Office. 15 October 2008. ISBN 978-0-10-295431-9.

nationalarchives.gov.uk

webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk

"[ARCHIVED CONTENT] Essex rail contract agreement – Press releases – GOV.UK". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

parliament.uk

publications.parliament.uk

"House of Commons – Transport, Local Government and the Regions – First Report". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
"House of Commons – Transport – Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

researchbriefings.parliament.uk

House of Common Briefing Paper SN1343 Railway passenger franchises, 14 December 2015, Louise Butcher

publishing.service.gov.uk

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

"National Rail Contract: Chiltern" (PDF). Department for Transport. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
"National Rail Contract East Anglia" (PDF). Department for Transport. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
"National Rail Contract: East Midlands" (PDF). 4 October 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
"Trenitalia c2c Limited 2021: notice of variation" (PDF). Department for Transport. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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"National Rail Contract: West Coast Partnership" (PDF). 18 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
"National Rail Contract West Midlands" (PDF). Department for Transport. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
"Service Contract - Northern" (PDF). Department for Transport. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
"Service Contract South Eastern" (PDF). Department for Transport. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

rail.co.uk

"Virgin awarded another extension to West Coast Main Line franchise as Essex Thameside award is further delayed". Rail.co.uk. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

railnews.co.uk

"South Western Railway contract extended". Rail News. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
"DfT awards new contract to Arriva CrossCountry". Railnews. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
"Two franchises abolished for good, as First and DfT agree terms". Railnews. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
"New GWR National Rail contract for FirstGroup". Rail News. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

railpro.co.uk

Robert Wright (March 2011). "Goodbye to the cap-and-collar". Rail Professional. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.

railway-technology.com

Vitale, Cat (28 June 2023). "Arriva extends London overground contract with TfL". Railway Technology. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

railwaygazette.com

"Arriva wins London Overground concession". Railway Gazette International. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
UK, DVV Media. "Extension not competition as franchise replacement stalls". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

stagecoach.com

"Stagecoach Group welcomes Virgin Rail deal – Stagecoach Group". www.stagecoach.com. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

stourbridgenews.co.uk

Holder, Bev (5 May 2021). "Stourbridge Shuttle back on track after major upgrade works to branch line". Stourbridge News. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

telegraph.co.uk

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Osborne, Alistair (25 September 2004). "Hurtling towards a £7.6bn bill at full tilt". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
Osborne, Alistair (11 July 2007). "Arriva wins Cross Country rail routes". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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tfgm.com

news.tfgm.com

"Transport for Greater Manchester extends Metrolink operator contract with KeolisAmey Metrolink until 2027". Transport for Greater Manchester. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

tfl.gov.uk

"Arriva named as new operator for London Overground". Transport for London. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

theguardian.com

Kollewe, Julia; Topham, Gwyn (21 September 2020). "UK ends rail franchising as Covid measures extended". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
Gibbs, Geoff (18 February 2002). "Chiltern wins first 20-year franchise". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
Topham, Gwyn (16 May 2021). "UK railways brace for shake-up and cuts as long-overdue review arrives". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
Topham, Gwyn (1 March 2015). "East Coast rail line returns to private hands". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
Topham, Gwyn (2 March 2015). "Repainted and rebranded – Virgin Trains East Coast service leaves London". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
Milner, Mark (18 October 2005). "Branson will reapply for franchise in rail shakeup". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

transport.gov.scot

"ScotRail to move to Scottish Government ownership". Transport Scotland. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

web.archive.org

"Rail Franchise Schedule" (PDF). Department for Transport. July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2018.
"Transpennine Express to be brought into operator of last resort". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
"Transport for Wales rail services has been nationalised". BBC News. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
"Merseyrail". Merseytravel. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
Robert Wright (March 2011). "Goodbye to the cap-and-collar". Rail Professional. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
"East Coast rail to be state-run". BBC News. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
"Stagecoach and Virgin win East Coast mainline rail franchise". BBC News. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
Wilson, Bill (28 June 2017). "Stagecoach hit by Virgin East Coast rail line woes". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

worldcat.org

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Kollewe, Julia; Topham, Gwyn (21 September 2020). "UK ends rail franchising as Covid measures extended". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
Gibbs, Geoff (18 February 2002). "Chiltern wins first 20-year franchise". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
Milner, Mark (18 October 2005). "Branson will reapply for franchise in rail shakeup". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 February 2016.