Railways: Franchises
(asked on 17th May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which companies operate rail services in the UK; on which routes each company operates; and for each route, when the contract comes to an end.
The information requested is in the table below:
DfT-managed Franchise | Official Expiry Date | Train Operating Company |
Wales and Borders | 14-Oct-18 | Arriva Trains Wales (see note 1) |
East Coast | 24-Jun-18 | Virgin Trains East Coast |
East Midlands | 03-Mar-19 | East Midlands Trains (see note 2) |
South Eastern | 01-Apr-19 | Southeastern |
Cross Country | 13-Oct-19 | Arriva Cross Country (see note 3) |
West Coast | 01-Apr-19 | Virgin Trains West Coast (see note 4) |
Great Western | 01-Apr-20 | Great Western Railway (see note 5) |
TSGN | 19-Sep-21 | Govia Thameslink Railway |
Chiltern | 12-Dec-21 | Chiltern Railways |
TPE | 01-Apr-23 | First Trans Pennine Express |
South Western | 18-Aug-24 | South Western Railways |
Northern | 01-Apr-25 | Northern Rail |
East Anglia | 12-Oct-25 | Greater Anglia |
West Midlands | 01-Apr-26 | West Midlands Trains |
Essex Thameside | 11-Nov-29 | C2C |
Notes
1 The UK Government has agreed in principle to transfer franchising powers to the Welsh Government who are leading and undertaking the procurement of the next Wales and Borders Franchise.
2 Anticipated direct award until 18 Aug 19. As shown on the Rail Franchise Schedule (Jul 17)
3 Assumed that at least 2 additional rail periods (Dec 19) will be utilised. As shown on the Rail Franchise Schedule (Jul 17)
4 Assumed that additional rail periods will be utilised to align with the West Coast Partnership start date (15 Sep 19)
5 Anticipated direct award until Apr 22 as announced in the Strategic Vision for Rail