Initial briefing – fresh start for franchising – March 2013

28 March 2013

Key announcements about the future of franchising were made on 26 March 2013.

These include:

• plans to put passengers at the heart of a revitalised franchising system
• a detailed timetable for all rail franchises over the next eight years
• announcement of the start of a competition for the East Coast franchise.

This briefing summarises the main points and provides links to the published documents.