Consultation outcome

Future of East Midlands rail franchise

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 20 July 2017
• Last updated: 7 June 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

East Midlands Rail Franchise stakeholder briefing document and consultation response

PDF, 11.6 MB, 88 pages

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Detail of outcome

This stakeholder briefing document for the East Midlands franchise competition summarises the responses to the consultation that was carried out between July and October 2017 and provides the government’s response to it.

It also provides a description of what has been included in the new invitation to tender specification for the franchise competition and sets out what this might mean for stakeholders when the new franchise begins.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on priorities for the next East Midlands franchise.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 20 July 2017 to 11:45pm on 11 October 2017

Consultation description

We are seeking your views on the future of the East Midlands rail franchise to ensure the new franchise delivers the best railway for:

• passengers
• communities
• businesses

The purpose of this consultation is to:

• explain the planned process and timescales for awarding the rail franchise
• provide information about the current franchise services and our aims for the new franchise
• seek your views on all aspects of the rail service so we can ensure the new franchise delivers the best possible railway for passengers, communities and business

Public consultation events

Events about the consultation were run in various locations between 30 August 2017 to 2 October 2017.

Documents

East Midlands rail franchise public consultation: driving growth in the East Midlands

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East Midlands rail franchise public consultation: driving growth in the East Midlands (Word)

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East Midlands rail franchise consultation: event presentation

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Published 20 July 2017
Last updated 7 June 2018 + show all updates

1. 7 June 2018

   Consultation outcome published.

2. 4 October 2017

   Consultation event presentation slides released.

3. 21 September 2017

   New public consultation event in Wellingborough added for 2 October 2017.

4. 14 September 2017

   Additional consultation event for 25 September 2017 in Bedford added.

5. 3 August 2017

   Dates for public consultation events added.

6. 20 July 2017

   First published.