Date: 10/04/2015

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has invited prospective operators to register their interest by mid-May for a new concession to run the London Overground rail network starting on November 13 2016 for a period of 7.5 years with an option to extend it by up to two years. TfL will draw up a shortlist of bidders by this summer who will then be invited to bid for the concession. TfL expects to announce the winner by summer 2016. [From Richard Buckby]

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London seeks new Overground network operator - International Railway Journal

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