Franchise - Page 6

London Midland 172215 at Birmingham Moor Street on March 26 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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MTR withdraws from race for West Midlands franchise

MTR has withdrawn from bidding for the new West Midlands franchise.

23 Jun

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MTR and First partner for South Western bid

MTR Corporation (UK) will join First Group in a joint venture to bid for the South Western franchise.

16 Jun

90034 stands at Norwich on August 5 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Anglian infrastructure needed as well as new trains, say campaigners

Campaigners expect new trains to be part of the new East Anglia franchise due to be announced soon.

16 Jun

AGA 90002 at Norwich on May 5. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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AGA spotlights £40m service improvements

Abellio Greater Anglia has spent £40 million in the past year on “customer-focused initiatives and service improvements”, according to its annual report.

14 Jun

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Merger investigation into Arriva’s Northern franchise win

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has referred the awarding of the Northern Rail franchise to Arriva for an in-depth investigation.

26 May

Chiltern Railways 168214 at Oxford Parkway on October 26 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Government considers new East West Rail franchise

The Department for Transport is considering a new franchise to operate services on the east-west rail link from Cambridge to Oxford.

18 May

Virgin Trains 390039 at Carlisle on July 20 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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West Coast franchise consultation starts

Consultation on the next InterCity West Coast franchise, which starts in April 2018, began on May 10.

11 May

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Welsh franchise and Metro plans takes major step forward

Contract for engineering consultancy services for procurement of next Wales & Borders franchise and development and delivery of the South Wales Metro awarded.

5 May

Northern Managing Director Alex Hynes. ARRIVA.

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EXCLUSIVE: Hynes: “This is about getting people out of their BMWs”

Northern Managing Director Alex Hynes says there are “four big things in the next 44 months” that will revolutionise the franchise.

12 Apr

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Arriva pledges new trains, more services and more staff

New trains and a better service have been promised by Arriva, which started running the Northern franchise on April 1, and will continue until March 2025.

12 Apr

Virgin Trains East Coast 43239 climbs under the North London Line at Belle Isle, north London, on March 30, with the 1606 King’s Cross-Leeds, passing Grand Central 43465 trailing the 1228 Sunderland-King’s Cross. GC is one of two open access operators on the East Coast Main Line. ANTONY GUPPY.

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Alliance Rail accuses DfT of blackmail over East Coast

Alliance Rail has accused DfT of blackmailing ORR by threatening to withdraw funding for ECML upgrades if it allows more open access services to run.

11 Apr

London Midland 172218 leaves Birmingham Moor Street on December 30 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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West Midlands Rail welcomes franchise bidders

West Midlands Rail (WMR), the company set up to improve passenger services in the region comments on the DfT's announcement of shortlisted bidders.

7 Apr

London Midland Class 172s at Birmingham Moor Street on March 26 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Three bidders for West Midlands franchise

Department for Transport unveils companies in running for next West Midlands franchise

7 Apr

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Luton council calls for more trains for airport

Luton Borough Council has called on the Department for Transport to introduce four trains per hour between London Luton Airport (LLA) and central London.

30 Mar

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TPE’s Goodwin pledges new trains and more services

TransPennine Express planning a three-phase improvement to its services, with the first - a sixth hourly Manchester-Leeds service - starting in December 2017.

16 Feb

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