Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern Rail Franchise
Commons · Question 49446 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 12 May 2025
Question
Asked by James Wild
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to end the Great Northern franchise at the core term expiry date.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 12 May 2025
Great Northern services are operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), whose core term expiry date was 1 April 2025. The date on which GTR’s franchise will end, and its services transfer to public ownership, has not yet been decided. The Rail Minister an...