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Services across England will return to public control, transforming our railways into a more reliable, affordable and accessible system.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Services contract and ancillary legal documents for DfT OLR Holdings Limited and Northern Trains Limited.
Services contract and ancillary legal documents for DfT OLR Holdings Limited and TransPennine Trains Limited.
Services contract and ancillary legal documents for DfT OLR Holdings Limited and SE Trains Limited.
Decision will have no impact on passengers or the frontline staff of LSER.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
London North Eastern Railway to run East Coast Mainline services.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Train services will continue to run as normal. Your tickets are still valid, your journeys won’t be affected and you do not need to change your journey plans.
From 1 March 2020 the Northern Rail franchise will be taken into public ownership. All tickets, including season tickets, will still be still valid.
Independent report exploring the experience of on-board train staff at London North Eastern Railway (LNER).
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