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DfT Asks GNER To Surrender Franchise
« on: December 15, 2006, 11:29:17 AM »
The government has asked GNER to surrender its £1.3bn-franchise on the main London to Edinburgh route (links below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6182027.stm
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2006/12/gner_stripped_of_rail_franchis.html#more
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2006/12/bring_gner_franchise_back_in_h.html#more

They have invited new bidders for the route franchise. Here is the relevant DfT link.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_railways/documents/divisionhomepage/613780.hcsp
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Re: DfT Asks GNER To Surrender Franchise
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2006, 10:18:54 AM »
The Times argues that the Government’s plans for Britain’s railways are in disarray in these hard - hitting articles (link below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2006/12/train_derailment.html#more
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Re: DfT Asks GNER To Surrender Franchise
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2006, 12:29:20 PM »
Here is a written statement by Douglas Alexander on this (link below.)
http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_railways/documents/page/dft_railways_613887.hcsp

And a further Times piece (link below.)
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8210-2511253,00.html
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Re: DfT Asks GNER To Surrender Franchise
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2006, 10:04:41 AM »
Grand Central , GNER's long - time nemesis , could be bought out (link below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2006/12/rail_firm_may_sell.html#more

Freight rail operator EWS and Danish State Railways have both been linked to a possible takeover.
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Re: DfT Asks GNER To Surrender Franchise
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2007, 04:18:20 PM »
Here is a DfT link entitled "InterCity East Coast Clarification Request Bulletin: January 2007"
http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_railways/documents/page/dft_railways_614128.pdf
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Re: DfT Asks GNER To Surrender Franchise
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2007, 02:10:43 PM »
Rail companies trying to replace GNER as the operator of the East Coast mainline rail franchise are to be kept waiting up to a week and a half longer before they learn if they have been shortlisted to bid (link below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/02/shortlist_for_east_coast_rail.html#more

The Department for Transport (DfT) is understood to have told those companies that have expressed an interested in the franchise that the initial shortlist will not be drawn up for another ten days.

The bidder shortlist was due to be announced yesterday under the timetable outlined to prospective bidders.
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Re: DfT Asks GNER To Surrender Franchise
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2007, 11:10:54 AM »
The shortlist for the new operator of the East Coast Mainline train service has been announced by the Department for Transport (links below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6378159.stm
http://www.gnn.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=265353&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=False

Bids by Arriva Trains , First Rail and National Express Group have progressed to the next stage.

A proposal by Intercity-Railways , a joint venture between Stagecoach and Virgin, has also made the shortlist.

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Re: DfT Asks GNER To Surrender Franchise
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2007, 05:46:10 PM »
GNER is set to team up with one of the shortlisted bidders (link below.)
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=274802007
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Re: DfT Asks GNER To Surrender Franchise
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2007, 02:05:13 PM »
An Invitation to Tender for bidders for the InterCity East Coast rail franchise has been issued by the Department for Transport (link below.)
http://www.gnn.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=269615&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=False
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