Midland Main Railway Line
(asked on 28th May 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to issue East Midlands Trains' Direct Award; and when he expects to make a decision on the rolling stock that will be used on the Midland Main Line once electrification works are completed.
This question was answered on 2nd June 2015
We expect to announce the Direct Award in the summer. It will be for bidders for the next long-term East Midlands franchise to include proposals for the post-electrification rolling stock in their bids. The franchise competition will be run in 2016, with services to start in October 2017.