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17/02/2012
Essex Passengers Asked For Views
Rail passengers in Essex are being asked for their views on how train services could be improved, Rail Minister Theresa Villiers announced today.
The 12-week consultation will give them the opportunity to say what changes and improvements they would like to see delivered by the new Essex Thameside franchise, which will be renewed in May 2013.
Bidders will be invited to take on the new 15 year franchise.
The announcement is part of the Government’s "shake-up" of the rail franchising system to improve services and value for money, the Department of Transport said.
Theresa Villiers said: “We are determined to ensure that the rail franchising process delivers benefits for passengers and better value for money for taxpayers while enhancing the current level of service.
“Over recent years, Whitehall has had too much say in the detail of the way trains are run. I don’t believe that micromanagement is the best way to improve services for passengers. I want to protect the passenger by setting demanding outcomes for operators and give more space to the professionals who run our railways to innovate and decide the best way to achieve them."
(DW)
The 12-week consultation will give them the opportunity to say what changes and improvements they would like to see delivered by the new Essex Thameside franchise, which will be renewed in May 2013.
Bidders will be invited to take on the new 15 year franchise.
The announcement is part of the Government’s "shake-up" of the rail franchising system to improve services and value for money, the Department of Transport said.
Theresa Villiers said: “We are determined to ensure that the rail franchising process delivers benefits for passengers and better value for money for taxpayers while enhancing the current level of service.
“Over recent years, Whitehall has had too much say in the detail of the way trains are run. I don’t believe that micromanagement is the best way to improve services for passengers. I want to protect the passenger by setting demanding outcomes for operators and give more space to the professionals who run our railways to innovate and decide the best way to achieve them."
(DW)
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