Andy C
01-07-2004, 19:24
Northern Rail will run all the local and rural trains out of Sheffield currently operated by Arriva Trains Northern and First Northwestern, including Sheffield-Barnsley-Huddersfield/Leeds, Sheffield-Rotherham-Leeds, Sheffield-Lincoln, Sheffield-Doncaster-Adwick/Scunthorpe/Hull, Sheffield-Pontefract-York and Sheffield-Hope Valley-Manchester.
Below is the press release from the Strategic Rail Authority website ( www.sra.gov.uk )
The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) today announced that it has selected Serco-NedRailways as Preferred Bidder for the new Northern Rail franchise.
The new franchise will provide inter-urban, commuter and rural services throughout the North of England and is planned to start in the Autumn.
The duration of the franchise will be up to eight years and nine months - the final two years dependent on achieving performance targets.
The franchise will provide the existing levels of rail services and will include contractualised, specified targets for year on year reductions in cancellations and improved punctuality.
A financial penalty/incentive regime will ensure quality of station and train facilities over the whole of the franchise.
The announcement follows a rigorous competition. Subject to the SRA's requirements being met, it will sign an agreement with Serco-NedRailways later this year, at which point further details of the new franchise will be announced.
SRA Chairman Richard Bowker said:
"This will be the second franchise to be let under the SRA's new-style contract, which sets clear requirements for delivery to passengers and clear rewards for train operators when they do. This competition, like all competitions under the new franchise policy, has been hard fought, driving up quality for passengers and value for taxpayers."
Below is the press release from the Strategic Rail Authority website ( www.sra.gov.uk )
The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) today announced that it has selected Serco-NedRailways as Preferred Bidder for the new Northern Rail franchise.
The new franchise will provide inter-urban, commuter and rural services throughout the North of England and is planned to start in the Autumn.
The duration of the franchise will be up to eight years and nine months - the final two years dependent on achieving performance targets.
The franchise will provide the existing levels of rail services and will include contractualised, specified targets for year on year reductions in cancellations and improved punctuality.
A financial penalty/incentive regime will ensure quality of station and train facilities over the whole of the franchise.
The announcement follows a rigorous competition. Subject to the SRA's requirements being met, it will sign an agreement with Serco-NedRailways later this year, at which point further details of the new franchise will be announced.
SRA Chairman Richard Bowker said:
"This will be the second franchise to be let under the SRA's new-style contract, which sets clear requirements for delivery to passengers and clear rewards for train operators when they do. This competition, like all competitions under the new franchise policy, has been hard fought, driving up quality for passengers and value for taxpayers."