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  • Have your say on the new Great Western Rail franchise

    Rail passengers to be asked how their rail services should be run.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail franchising

    Written statement by the Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, Minister of State for Transport.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • West Coast passengers in line for 28,000 extra seats as franchise extension signed

    Extra carriages and more seats for West Coast Main Line passengers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Greater Anglia rail franchise

    Abellio Greater Anglia Limited has won the Greater Anglia franchise.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Greater Anglia rail franchise

    Abellio Greater Anglia Limited has been awarded the Greater Anglia franchise.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Better services for East Anglian passengers under new franchise

    Abellio Greater Anglia Limited has been chosen as the new operator for the 'Greater Anglia' franchise.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New franchising programme

    Timetable for the re-letting of rail franchises released.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chiltern Railway: penalty under S57A of the Railways Act 1993 as amended

    Explains a decision to impose a penalty on Chiltern Railways following a statutory consultation process.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail passengers to benefit from 1,200 new carriages

    Thameslink rail route to get new rail carriages doubling peak-time capacity.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sir Roy McNulty report on rail value for money and the West Coast franchise process

    Announcing the publication of Sir Roy McNulty’s study into value for money in the rail industry and update about the West Coast franchise process.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Written Parliamentary question (correction)

    Explains that the European Commission carried out an assessment of the Deutsche Bahn acquisition of Arriva plc in 2010.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New operator sought for Greater Anglia rail services

    Invitation to tender for the Greater Anglia rail services.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New franchises to provide better services for passengers

    Major shake-up of the rail franchising system announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail franchise reform

    Announces publication of an InterCity West Coast franchise consultation and a document outlining our current thinking on rail franchising.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail franchising consultation

    Rail franchising consultation video explaining how the government has pledged to put rail at the heart of its transport strategy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail franchising: future of rail franchising consultation

    Theresa Villiers, informs the House that the department has published a consultation on the future of rail franchising policy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Shaping the future of rail franchising

    Proposals for reforms to rail franchising released.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail franchising: 17 June 2010

    Consultation about the future of rail franchising policy to be released in 2010.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government