Timetable of GB rail franchises and concessions, updated to reflect the announcements in July 2017 following the UK snap General Election.

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Great Britain passenger rail: the current expected timetable
Franchise Current operator
A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
West Midlands Govia 
Wales & Borders Arriva
South Eastern Govia I 
InterCity W.C./W.C. Partnership Stagecoach/Virgin I 
East Midlands Stagecoach I 
Great Western First Group P I 
Cross Country Arriva P I 
Chiltern Arriva P I To Dec. 2021 To Jul. 2022
TSGN Govia P I To Sep. 2021 To Sep. 2023
East West n/a Potential development and competition period
InterCity East Coast Stagecoach/Virgin To Mar. 2023 To Mar. 2024
ScotRail Abellio To Apr. 2022 To Apr. 2025
TransPennine Express First Group To Apr. 2023 To Apr. 2025
South West First/MTR* To Aug. 2024 To Jun. 2025
Northern Arriva To Apr. 2025 To Apr. 2026
East Anglia Abellio/Mitsui To Oct. 2025 To Oct. 2026
Caledonian Sleeper Serco
Essex Thameside Trenitalia To Nov. 2029 To Jun. 2030
Concession
Crossrail MTR To May 2023 To May 2025
London Rail Arriva To Apr. 2024 To Apr. 2026
MerseyRail Serco/Abellio
Tyne and Wear PTE Nexus
Based on publicly available information as at 20 July 2017. *from August 2017
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To Jul. 2028
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 onwards
To Apr. 2030
Band 1 for Rail
Franchising
Chambers UK 2017
Stephenson Harwood LLP is a law firm of over 900 people worldwide, including 150 partners. We have one of the leading rail teams in the world, valued by clients
and with in-depth experience of heavy and light rail.
Graeme McLellan
Partner and Head of Rail
T: +44 20 7809 2618
M: +44 7976 363 769
E: graeme.mclellan@shlegal.com
Zoe Harris
Associate
T: +44 20 7809 2552
E: zoe.harris@shlegal.com
Darren Fodey
Senior associate
T: +44 20 7809 2388
E: darren.fodey@shlegal.com
Suzanne Tarplee
Partner
T: +44 20 7809 2389
E: suzanne.tarplee@shlegal.com
Tammy
Samuel
Partner
T: +44 20
Existing franchise/concession term
Extension/direct award
Max. length at discretion of DfT/TS
New franchise/concession
PQQ deadline
ITT
Contract
Jordan Oldham
Associate
T: +44 20 7809 2551
E: jordan.oldham@shlegal.com
Operated by PTE Nexus
Rail Finance Firm
of the Year
Global Transport
Finance 2015
Rail Finance Firm
of the Year
Global Transport
Finance 2014
Rail Finance Firm
of the Year
Global Transport
Finance 2013
Rail Finance Firm
of the Year
Global Transport
Finance 2016
"The rail team has become a force to be reckoned with" Chambers UK 2017
Stephenson Harwood LLP is a law firm of over 900 people worldwide, including more than 150 partners. We have one of the leading rail teams in the world,
valued by clients and with in-depth experience of heavy and light rail.
Graeme McLellan
Partner and Head of Rail
T: +44 20 7809 2618
M: +44 7976 363 769
E: graeme.mclellan@shlegal.com
Zoe Harris
Associate
T: +44 20 7809 2552
E: zoe.harris@shlegal.com
Darren Fodey
Senior associate
T: +44 20 7809 2388
E: darren.fodey@shlegal.com
Suzanne Tarplee
Partner
T: +44 20 7809 2389
E:suzanne.tarplee@shlegal.com
Tammy Samuel
Partner
T: +44 20 7809 2227
E:tammy.samuel@shlegal.com
Jordan Oldham
Associate
T: +44 20 7809 2551
E: jordan.oldham@shlegal.com
Richard Shepherd
Associate
T: +44 20 7809 2563
E: richard.shepherd@shlegal.com
Band 1 for Rail Finance
Chambers UK 2015
Band 1 for Rail
The Legal 500
UK 2016