Rail franchising

Guidance and regulation

Public register of rail passenger contracts
- Detailed guide
- 7 May 2024
- Department for Transport
First MTR South Western Trains Limited 2021 rail contract
- Guidance
- 28 February 2025
- Department for Transport
First Greater Western 2022 rail contract
- Guidance
- 13 March 2024
- Department for Transport
Chiltern Railway Company Limited 2021 rail contract
- Guidance
- 28 February 2025
- Department for Transport
Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern 2022 rail contract
- Guidance
- 28 February 2025
- Department for Transport

Rail reform: a railway fit for Britain's future
- 25 February 2025
- Department for Transport
- Written statement
West Coast Partnership and Cross Country rail operator direct awards
- 19 September 2023
- Department for Transport
- Written statement
Avanti West Coast awarded long-term contract after significant improvements for passengers
- 19 September 2023
- Department for Transport
- News story
Transpennine Express's contract will not be renewed or extended
- 11 May 2023
- Department for Transport
- Oral statement
Transpennine Express to be brought into operator of last resort
- 11 May 2023
- Department for Transport and Closed organisation: DfT OLR Holdings Limited
- News story

Blake Jones review: Rail North partnership review
- 19 July 2019
- Department for Transport
- Research
Current railway models (Great Britain and overseas): an evidence paper
- 29 April 2019
- Department for Transport
- Research
The role of the railway in Great Britain: an evidence paper
- 26 February 2019
- Department for Transport
- Research
Southern Rail network: Gibb report
- 22 June 2017
- Department for Transport
- Independent report
Brown review of the rail franchising programme: supplement
- 31 January 2013
- Department for Transport
- Independent report

Cross Country rail franchise
- 29 August 2023
- Department for Transport
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 30 August 2018
Train operators: changes to charges and contractual incentives
- 28 October 2022
- Office of Rail and Road
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 09 March 2017
Pay-as-you-go on rail
- 19 May 2022
- Department for Transport
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 01 May 2019
Draft Rail Reform Bill
- 20 February 2024
- Department for Transport
- Policy paper
Great British Railways: Williams-Shapps plan for rail
- 14 December 2023
- Department for Transport
- Policy paper

DfT payments to passenger rail operators under emergency agreements and National Rail contracts
- 17 December 2024
- Department for Transport
- Transparency
Train operating companies: Passenger鈥檚 Charter compensation
- 24 October 2024
- Department for Transport
- Transparency
Tax policy for DOHL and its subsidiaries
- 25 March 2020
- Closed organisation: DfT OLR Holdings Limited and Department for Transport
- Corporate report
Rail franchises: operational performance figures and benchmarks
- 20 July 2017
- Department for Transport
- Transparency
Rail subsidy per passenger mile
- 13 October 2016
- Department for Transport
- Transparency