East Midlands Rail Franchise
(asked on 9th October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to stipulate a minimum journey time from Bedford to London after the grant of the East Midlands train franchise.
This question was answered on 17th October 2017
No firm decision on rail services in the next East Midlands franchise has yet been taken. The next franchise starts in August 2019. Invitations to Tender are due to be issued to potential bidders in April 2018. All options for rail services in the next franchise are subject to analysis of the potential benefits and our consultation with stakeholders, which closed on 11 October.