Collection

Rail passenger franchising up to October 2012

Documents concerning the Department for Transport's rail franchise competitions up to the October 2012 pause in franchising.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 19 February 2013

These documents detail rail franchise competitions and rail related projects up to the October 2012 pause in franchising.

All documents issued from March 2013 about the rail franchising programme are available from rail franchising. This will include the restarted Essex Thameside and Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) rail franchising competitions.

Other information about rail franchising is available at:

• Public register of rail passenger franchise agreements
• Expanding and improving the rail network

Background documents

• Brown review of the rail franchising programme: supplement
  • 31 January 2013
  • Independent report
• The Brown review of the rail franchising programme
  • 10 January 2013
  • Independent report
• Report of the Laidlaw inquiry: Department for Transport's response
  • 6 December 2012
  • Policy paper
• Report of the Laidlaw inquiry
  • 6 December 2012
  • Independent report
• InterCity West Coast: letter to Sam Laidlaw about cancelling the franchise
  • 15 October 2012
  • Correspondence
• Unsolicited rail franchise extensions proposals
  • 15 September 2011
  • Guidance
• Prior information notice for rail franchising from 2011
  • 5 August 2011
  • Notice
• Rail franchise change of control policy statement
  • 28 March 2008
  • Policy paper

Rail franchises up to October 2012

• Intercity Express Programme technical specification and contracts
  • 19 February 2013
  • Guidance
• Essex Thameside rail franchise 2012: invitation to tender
  • 2 July 2012
  • Guidance
• InterCity West Coast rail franchise 2011 and 2012: competition documentation
  • 20 January 2012
  • Guidance
• Essex Thameside, Great Western and Thameslink rail franchises 2012: clarification questions
  • 12 January 2012
  • Correspondence
• Essex Thameside rail franchise 2011: OJEU notice and pre-qualification documentation
  • 19 December 2011
  • Guidance
• Great Western rail franchise 2011 and 2012: competition documentation
  • 19 December 2011
  • Guidance
• Thameslink rail franchise 2011: OJEU notice and pre-qualification documentation
  • 19 December 2011
  • Guidance
• Greater Anglia rail franchise 2011: competition documentation
  • 20 October 2011
  • Guidance
• Integrated Kent rail franchise 2005 and 2011: competition documentation
  • 18 March 2011
  • Guidance
• South Central rail franchise 2008: ticketless travel survey
  • 13 May 2008
  • Research and analysis

Published 19 February 2013