Cross Country Rail Franchise
(asked on 1st December 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Arriva-CrossCountry Trains franchise agreement for the Manchester to Birmingham to Devon route ends.
This question was answered on 15th December 2016
The CrossCountry Direct Award commenced on 16 October 2016 and expires on 13 October 2019. The Manchester to Birmingham to Devon route would then be considered as part of the next franchise.