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Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Competition and Markets Authority

Oct. 24 2023

Source Page: Understanding past merger remedies – 2023 update
Document: Appendices 1 to 4 (PDF)

Found: The acquisition by Scottish Radio Holdings plc (SRH) and GWR Group plc (GWR), through the joint venture

Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Building Digital UK

Dec. 14 2023

Source Page: Local Full Fibre Networks Programme wave one final evaluation
Document: Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) wave one evaluation - final evaluation Trans Pennine Initiative (PDF)

Found: ▪The Trans Pennine route is one of the last routes to receive upgrades to conn ectivity throug h franchise

Commons Chamber
Buses: Funding - Wed 17 May 2023
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Richard Holden (CON - North West Durham) Haigh)—local operators across the country will be provided with money this year and next, including franchise - Speech Link
2: Anthony Mangnall (CON - Totnes) We have launched a bus route in co-operation with GWR, which goes through Tally Ho. - Speech Link

Select Committee
Transport for Wales

Oral Evidence Jul. 19 2023

Inquiry: Transport in Wales
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Welsh Affairs Committee (Department: Wales Office)

Found: stock that do not appear to have materialised on the mid-Wales section of the Wales and borders franchise

Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Rail Accident Investigation Branch

Jul. 10 2023

Source Page: Report 06/2023: Train overspeeding at Spital Junction
Document: R062023_230710_Peterborough (PDF)

Found: rail infrastructure, having commercial agreements to buy train paths, rather than operating via a franchise

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Rail Accident Investigation Branch

Jul. 10 2023

Source Page: Report 06/2023: Train overspeeding at Spital Junction
Document: R062023_230710_Peterborough (PDF)

Found: rail infrastructure, having commercial agreements to buy train paths, rather than operating via a franchise

Lords Chamber
Avanti West Coast Contract Renewal - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Baroness Randerson (LDEM - Life peer) a cause of the problem, but other operators do not seem to have had the same problem with training—GWR - Speech Link
2: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GRN - Life peer) Can the Minister guarantee that this is the last rail franchise extension for Avanti? - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
Avanti West Coast Contract Renewal - Tue 25 Oct 2022
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Cat Smith (LAB - Lancaster and Fleetwood) It is clear that the west coast franchise has been fundamentally mismanaged by Avanti. - Speech Link
2: Kevin Foster (CON - Torbay) I have met FirstGroup to discuss the overall position of its franchise. - Speech Link
3: David Linden (SNP - Glasgow East) The reality is that under the Avanti franchise, staff morale has been driven into the ground. - Speech Link

Lords Chamber
Industrial Action on the Railways - Mon 20 Jun 2022
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Lord Fox (LDEM - Life peer) This would be bad enough if the railway was being organised under the old franchise system, but as the - Speech Link
2: Lord Fox (LDEM - Life peer) My Lords, I wish to declare an interest: I am a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for GWR, - Speech Link

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Network Rail

May. 12 2022

Source Page: Restoring your Railway: passengers to see Dartmoor Line services doubled
Document: Restoring your Railway: passengers to see Dartmoor Line services doubled (webpage)

Found: The Department for Transport, Network Rail and Great Western Railway (GWR) alongside project partners