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All current documents relating to rail franchising at the Department for Transport.
The rail franchising schedule.
Forms to be used by operators and local authorities in relation to appeals of local bus service permits in a franchised area.
Documents concerning the Department for Transport's rail franchise competitions up to the October 2012 pause in franchising.
Sets out how to apply for a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) passport — needed to participate in future rail franchising competitions.
Aims of the UK rail franchising programme and what we expect from our franchise operators.
Guidance for local authorities in England on how to set up a bus franchising to improve local bus services.
Guidelines about the rail franchise competition process used by Department for Transport staff and advisers.
An Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) notice for the rail franchising pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) passport.
Richard Brown’s review of the rail franchising programme.
Details of a comprehensive forward timetable for the re-letting of a number of UK rail franchises.
The Rail Franchise Advisory Panel supports the department's rail franchising programme.
Features previously redacted paragraphs 8.13 to 8.20 of the Brown review and Appendix E on the Greater Anglia rail franchise.
Statement explaining how the Secretary of State for Transport plans to exercise his franchising powers under section 26 of the Railways Act.
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