Rail Franchising, hand in date Tuesday!

[Simon11]

Hi All,

So fingers crossed that the DfT doesn't muck up again, however the bids for Essex Thameside are due in tomorrow!

Hopefully we should find out by May who has won and finally look forward to TOC's investing heavily into a franchise with huge sweeping changes from September!

For TSGN, it appears that January in the hand in date for bidding TOC's.

 

[Bald Rick]

TSGN is 1200 tomorrow also.

Evaluation starts at 1201.

 

[Simon11]

Evaluation starts at 1201?

You really think the DfT will starting their work midday on Christmas Eve?

 

[PG]

Maybe they just put the bidders names in a hat and pick one out at 1202

 

[Bald Rick]

Evaluation starts at 1201?

You really think the DfT will starting their work midday on Christmas Eve?

No I don't think. I know!

 

[Sleepy]

They didn't bother to go in today, they heard all trains cancelled until 10am !

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

They didn't bother to go in today, they heard all trains cancelled until 10am !

Oh you cynic...

 

[CockneySparrow]

They didn't bother to go in today, they heard all trains cancelled until 10am !

They dont use trains, they say they do, have a photo taken with them getting on, but they get off at the next stop and drive their Jag in