i The Future of Rail, Department for Transport (July 2004), p.6.
ii The Department's approach to consulting with local transport bodies is set out in two key documents: Guidance on the Role of Transport for London in the Department's rail franchising process (July 2007); The new system for the role of PTEs in the rail franchising process (2006).
iii July 2004 White Paper The Future of Rail, p.81
iv A Guide to the railway franchise procurement process.
v House of Commons Transport Committee, Passenger Rail Franchising, HC 1354 (Oct. 2006), Ev.6, 14, 200.
vi ibid, p.22.
vii Delivering a sustainable Railway, Department for Transport, July 2007, paragraph 12.4 page 123
viii Office of Rail Regulation: National Rail Trends Yearbook 2007-08, tables 1.2a and 1.3a
ix Strategic Rail Authority, Franchising Policy Statement (November 2002), p.15-16.
x National Rail Terms - schedule 9
xi ORR National Rail Trends Yearbook, five years to 2007-08 (rounded)
xii National Audit Office, Maintaining and improving Britian's railway stations, HC 132, Parliamentary Session 2005-06
xiii £1,400 million in 2007 values
xiv Strategic Rail Authority, Franchising Policy Statement (November 2002), p.9.
xv National Audit Office, The Southeastern Passenger Rail Franchise, HC 457, 2005-06, p. 15.