Guidance and regulation

Contract documents for passenger railway services in England and details of how to request contract information.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 30 March 2023

Services contract and ancillary legal documents for Great Western Railway.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 13 March 2024

Rail contract and ancillary legal documents for West Midlands Trains.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Passenger service contracts (PSCs) will replace rail passenger franchising.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 13 October 2021

Rail contract and ancillary legal documents for East Anglia Railways.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 12 July 2023

Rail contract and ancillary legal documents for Abellio East Midlands railway.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 20 July 2023

Rail contract and ancillary legal documents for South Western Railway.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 20 July 2023

Rail contract and ancillary legal documents for Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) railway.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 27 July 2023

Rail contract and ancillary legal documents for Chiltern Railways.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 11 December 2023

Services contract and ancillary legal documents for DfT OLR Holdings Limited and SE Trains Limited.

• From: Department for Transport and 1 others
• Updated: 13 March 2024

Services contract and ancillary legal documents for DfT OLR Holdings Limited and Northern Trains Limited.

• From: Department for Transport and 1 others
• Updated: 10 October 2023

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) 2018 services agreement and ancillary legal documents.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 11 December 2023

Prior information notice (PIN) for including East West Rail Connection Stage 1 services under the current Chiltern national rail contract.

• From: Department for Transport and 1 others
• Updated: 6 April 2023

Rail contract and ancillary legal documents for c2c.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 9 November 2023

Prior information notice (PIN) for direct award of Cross Country rail services contract.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 23 December 2022

Rail contract and ancillary legal documents for First TransPennine Express Limited rail contract.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 2 November 2021

Rail contract and ancillary legal documents for XC Trains Limited.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 28 July 2023

Prospectus issued in 2018 for potential bidders in the Cross Country rail franchise competition.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 20 September 2018

Notice for the launch of pre-procurement market engagement on rail passenger service contracts (PSCs).

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 13 October 2021

The rail franchising schedule.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 1 July 2019