The Department for Transport took a tough line in negotiating with the owner of the InterCity East Coast franchise, National Express, before terminating the fra

In June 2003 the Strategic Rail Authority announced that it would be terminating the Connex South Eastern franchise for passenger rail services in Kent, parts o

Examines the termination of Connex South Eastern's franchise for providing passenger rail services in Kent, parts of Sussex and South East London.

It is thirteen years since the Railways Act 1993 started the process of privatising British Rail, replacing it with one company owning and managing the infrastr

The last time we discussed rail franchising was in 2012, in the wake of the collapsed competition for the InterCity West Coast franchise. We are encouraged that