Post by snoggle on Feb 24, 2016 11:21:55 GMT
Looks like we are very close to awarding the new concession for the Overground. There is a paper going to the Finance and Policy Cttee next week and the Board later in March. TfL are clearly getting the contract award out of the way before purdah starts for the Mayoral Election and to allow an appropriate mobilisation period. Obviously no hints as to who the preferred operator is but confirmation of how some bits of the new contract will work plus a range of pre-priced options for service enhancements.
There are also changes to the reliability and punctuality regimes with a tightened "3 min window" for punctuality. There are also new linkages between the two measures to stop perverse behaviours of skip stopping services all the time to restore right time running. There are also measures to apply pressure on Network Rail and freight companies to bolster their performance. This is similar to the arrangements on the Crossrail concession. Also an interesting observation about high levels of fare evasion on the newly inherited routes but TfL plan to gate many more stations.
content.tfl.gov.uk/fpc-160302-15-london-overground-operating-concession.pdf
(Mods / Admins - the previous thread on the procurement of the new concession is locked. Ideally that thread should be reopened and this post added to it)
There are also changes to the reliability and punctuality regimes with a tightened "3 min window" for punctuality. There are also new linkages between the two measures to stop perverse behaviours of skip stopping services all the time to restore right time running. There are also measures to apply pressure on Network Rail and freight companies to bolster their performance. This is similar to the arrangements on the Crossrail concession. Also an interesting observation about high levels of fare evasion on the newly inherited routes but TfL plan to gate many more stations.
content.tfl.gov.uk/fpc-160302-15-london-overground-operating-concession.pdf
(Mods / Admins - the previous thread on the procurement of the new concession is locked. Ideally that thread should be reopened and this post added to it)
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