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Post by ServerKing on Jul 22, 2024 18:02:34 GMT
Labour are now carrying the baton for GBR, (perhaps they will drop the "great" part) it looks like the first company to be nationalised is Greater Anglia, whish is one of the best performing operators out of 20...  contract is up in September this year. Not sure what Transport UK will make of that, unless GBR is a TfL style operation with a main livery and private operators on contracts. Network Rail signage in Liverpool Street station has been replaced by a British Rail 2 font style, I wonder what other signage will change as GA stations have a medley of signs dating back to National Express days in 2007... There is also the name changes to the Overground lines coming up this month but there's not much fanfare... I'm not sure exactly how this will work considering terminating a contract requires a 3 month notice period. Unless the DfT have issued one now, we will never know what will happen to GA's contract. If its not terminated, the latest it can go for is up to is September 2026. Even if its terminated, I'm very spectacle on how the DfT will operate the service being its currently one of the best operating companies in the country as well even subsidies funding to the treasury (happy to be corrected here). The passenger railway services bill is not expected to pass until the end of the year, from then can the Government takeover operations with the requirement of a 3 month notice. Contracts for GTR, Southwestern, C2C etc are one of those expiring next year if notice is given in advance. Maybe perhaps those operations could be nationalised or even having some devolved to London Overground. Perhaps Greater Railways could be a trading style of GBR? Sounds less grandiose and jingoistic  Hopefully it's not a burning through cash trying to eradicate what the previous administration did or didn't do, but I would have dealt with Avanti first (no pun intended)  |
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Post by wirewiper on Jul 22, 2024 18:13:58 GMT
Labour are now carrying the baton for GBR, (perhaps they will drop the "great" part) it looks like the first company to be nationalised is Greater Anglia, whish is one of the best performing operators out of 20... contract is up in September this year. Not sure what Transport UK will make of that, unless GBR is a TfL style operation with a main livery and private operators on contracts. Network Rail signage in Liverpool Street station has been replaced by a British Rail 2 font style, I wonder what other signage will change as GA stations have a medley of signs dating back to National Express days in 2007... There is also the name changes to the Overground lines coming up this month but there's not much fanfare... I'm not sure exactly how this will work considering terminating a contract requires a 3 month notice period. Unless the DfT have issued one now, we will never know what will happen to GA's contract. If its not terminated, the latest it can go for is up to is September 2026. Even if its terminated, I'm very spectacle on how the DfT will operate the service being its currently one of the best operating companies in the country as well even subsidies funding to the treasury (happy to be corrected here). The passenger railway services bill is not expected to pass until the end of the year, from then can the Government takeover operations with the requirement of a 3 month notice. Contracts for GTR, Southwestern, C2C etc are one of those expiring next year if notice is given in advance. Maybe perhaps those operations could be nationalised or even having some devolved to London Overground. I wouldn't be surprised if the DfT offers Transport UK a one-year extension on current terms, it's then up to TUK if they accept it or not. |
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contract is up in September this year. Not sure what Transport UK will make of that, unless GBR is a TfL style operation with a main livery and private operators on contracts.
