Abellio and Go-Ahead Group cry foul over rail franchise termination fees [The Times]



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Date: 19/11/2020

The Department for Transport has been sharply criticised by train operators for trying to claw back hundreds of millions of pounds from the termination of railway franchises without explaining how the ...


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Abellio and Go-Ahead Group cry foul over rail franchise termination fees

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The Department for Transport has been sharply criticised by train operators for trying to claw back hundreds of millions of pounds from the termination of railway franchises without explaining how the

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23/10/2020Best September performance since start of Abellio franchise [ScotRail]
03/04/2020Maintaining the 385s [Rail Engineer]
31/03/2020Job losses feared as rail yard 'faces closure' [BBC News]
12/03/2020ScotRail staff raise more than £160,000 for charity [ScotRail]
20/01/2020Jackie Baillie slams ScotRail over missed SQUIRE targets [Helensburgh Advertiser]
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31/12/2019Scotland's railways : events of the 2010s [RailScot]
20/12/2019Shock loss of ScotRail franchise may not be a good move - Alastair Dalton [Scotsman]
19/12/2019Who would want to run ScotRail anyway? Why its a tough sell Prof Iain Docherty [Scotsman]
19/12/2019Train operator Abellio could re-bid for axed ScotRail franchise in 2022 [Scotsman]
18/12/2019Abellio to lose ScotRail franchise three years early [Scotsman]
18/12/2019ScotRail franchise to come to an end early [Transport Scotland]
02/10/2019Labour fails in bid to end Abellio ScotRail contract early [Scotsman]
01/10/2019Average of almost 50 trains a day cancelled by ScotRail [The Herald]
01/10/2019Depot improvements at Inverness [Rail Engineer]
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23/09/2019Scottish Labour to push for end to Abellio's Scotrail franchise [Scotsman]
11/09/2019Scottish Government ready to take over ScotRail as under fire Abellio warned over performance failure [Sun]
05/09/2019Two thirds want state to take over shambolic ScotRail [The Times]
18/08/2019Dutch firm Abellio takes over East Midlands rail franchise [BBC News]
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28/05/2019ScotRails e-ticket failure is a farce that sees hundreds travel for free but could it be just the gift Scottish commuters deserve? [Sun]
10/04/2019Dutch firm selected to run East Midlands railway franchise [Business Desk]
21/03/2019Failing ScotRail in 'last chance saloon' after string of complaints [Herald]
22/02/2019ScotRail registers worst end of year punctuality performance in a decade [Herald]
01/02/2019Call centre to close in Fort William relocating 19 jobs to central belt [Press and Journal]
30/01/2019Taylor and Fraser completes Haymarket Depot shed extension works [Scottish Construction Now]
08/01/2019Abellio warned it could be stripped of ScotRail contract [Scotsman]
07/01/2019Protestors call for Abellio to be stripped of rail contract [BBC News]
07/01/2019Union calls on transport secretary to quit in ScotRail row [Scotsman]
26/12/2018Aberdeen Railway Station revamp plans approved [Evening Express]
26/11/2018ScotRail blasted by MSPs and union over worst performance levels in more than a decade [Daily Record]
15/11/2018MSPs reject ScotRail termination proposal [Rail News]
12/11/2018ScotRail franchise faces early termination [Rail News]
30/08/2018Calls for overhaul after ScotRail's performance drops to three-year low [Herald]
09/05/2018Fed-up ScotRail passengers tipping ferry firm CalMac to take over train franchise [Sun]
22/04/2018Abellio, NS and why the Amsterdam express always goes via Dublin [The Guardian]
03/03/2018Video: Inquiry call over snowmaggeddon train service meltdown in Scotland [Herald]
25/02/2018Fears over the future of Caledonian Sleeper train [Sunday Post]
19/02/2018Misery for passengers sees ScotRail fined a record amount [Herald]
15/02/2018Strike threat as ScotRail 'cuts health and safety department' [Herald]
12/12/2017West Midlands Trains and London Northwestern launch first services [RTM]
15/11/2017Video: Sack Abellio ScotRail call as hundreds of staff are asked to quit Scotland's railways [Herald]
30/10/2017Arriva Trains Wales drops out of Welsh rail franchise bid [BBC News]
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23/03/2017ScotRail's 'new' HSTs [Rail Engineer]
06/03/2017Contract awarded to refurbish Scottish EMUs [IRJ]
05/03/2017ScotRail's vintage services run out of steam [Scotsman]
18/01/2017Push for control of railways to be devolved to Scotland [Scotsman]
12/01/2017'Big improvement' in ScotRail performance [BBC News]
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11/12/2016ScotRail scandal grows as misery continues for thousands of fed-up commuters despite bosses' pledges [Sunday Mail]
05/12/2016ScotRail to draft in more trains to cut overcrowding [Scotsman]
01/12/2016Transport Minister holds talks on public bid to run ScotRail services [Herald]
29/11/2016ScotRail publishes 249-point improvement plan [Rail Technology Magazine]
28/11/2016FirstGroup keen to bid for ScotRail franchise [Press and Journal]
21/11/2016Abellio hits back at ScotRail nationalisation warning [Daily Record]
20/11/2016Talks planned on public sector trains [BBC News]
09/11/2016Union stages protests over ScotRail franchise [BBC News]
08/11/2016Union mounts fresh attack on ScotRail ahead of protests [STV]
31/10/2016Borders Railway 'serious' issues raised [BBC News]
28/10/2016ScotRail fined over train and station standards [BBC News]
25/10/2016Public sector body ready to take over ScotRail if issues persist [RTM]
20/10/2016Major improvement plan for struggling ScotRail [Rail News]
19/10/2016Petition calls for Abellio to lose ScotRail operation [BBC News]
19/10/2016'Transformative' Greater Anglia franchise starts [Rail News]
16/10/2016Transport Minister Humza Yousaf warns Abellio to improve Scotrail service or face losing £7billion contract [Sunday Mail]
15/10/2016Our broken rail system: now Transport Scotland joins Scotrail in the dock [Sunday Herald]
13/10/2016ScotRail Alliance 'committed' to Far North Line [BBC News]
13/10/2016Contenders named for next Welsh franchise [Rail News]
10/10/2016Come clean on failing ScotRail [Express]
09/10/2016Hell on wheelsLife for commuters on Scotland's over-crowded trains [Sunday Herald]
09/10/2016Thousands sign petition calling for Dutch firm Abellio to be stripped of ScotRail contract [Sunday Mail]
02/10/2016Crisis-hit Scotrail network run to fund Dutch trains, firm admits [Daily Record]
30/09/2016'Largest rolling stock deal since privatisation' is signed [Railway Gazette]
18/09/2016First Hitachi EMU for ScotRail on test [IRJ]
10/08/2016Bombardier gets £1bn contract in 'biggest rail boost since Victorian era' [BBC News]
08/08/2016Multimillion plans to renovate Inverness train station take a step forward [Press and Journal]
06/07/2016Talks break up again in ScotRail dispute [BBC News]
24/05/2016RMT ballot under way over ScotRails driver-only trains [Scotsman]
02/05/2016ScotRail pledges to act on unacceptable delays [Times]
12/04/2016ScotRail heads to the cloud with Infor while SAP steams [ET]
07/04/2016Three bidders for West Midlands franchise [Rail]
01/04/2016New start for north as franchises are launched [Rail News]
31/03/2016Community groups adopt new Midlothian stations [Midlothian Advertiser]
19/03/2016Mining museum adopts Newtongrange Train Station [Midlothian Advertiser]
27/01/2016ScotRail Class 385 EMUs under construction [Railway Gazette]
02/12/2015Great Eastern Main Line parliamentary railway inquiry confirmed by MP [BBC News]
30/11/2015Scotlands worst performing train station revealed [Scotsman]
13/11/2015Rail summit urged amid 'chaos engulfing the system' [Herald]
20/08/2015NS lifted by British franchise performance [Rail News]
14/07/2015Highland passengers won’t lose modern carriages, according to ScotRail bosses [Press and Journal]
12/06/2015Borders Railway is handed over to Scotrail Alliance [BBC News]
10/06/2015Call for ScotRail deal inquiry after boss sacked [Scotsman]
08/06/2015New golden age of steam to showcase the Highlands [Press and Journal]
05/06/2015Head of ScotRail’s Dutch owners dismissed [Scotsman]
04/04/2015Abellio to keep ScotRail’s free first class secret [Scotsman]
03/04/2015ScotRail steam train operator has permit suspended [Scotsman]
02/04/2015ScotRail passed over to Dutch firm Abellio [Scotsman]
30/03/2015End of the line for FirstGroup, but they bow out with boasts [Evening Times]
27/03/2015Abellio giving cause for concern [Scotsman]
26/03/2015ScotRail chief Steve Montgomery to quit after all [Scotsman]
26/03/2015Abellio tell ScotRail staff to alter old uniforms [Scotsman]
12/03/2015New ScotRail train designs unveiled [BBC News]
26/02/2015Plan to upgrade Inverness Railway Station [BBC News]
25/02/2015Last chance to save rail services say SAYLSA [Carrick Gazette]
06/01/2015Edinburgh-Glasgow trains face summer of disruption [Scotsman]
25/11/2014Borders to Edinburgh railway: Abellio outlines route goals [BBC News]
11/10/2014Going Dutch means tourism lift for Borders railway [Southern Reporter]
10/10/2014Hitachi named as preferred bidder for 70 Scotrail electric trains [Journal]
09/10/2014Rail bid signals good news for Stranraer line's future [Galloway Gazette]
07/10/2014Dutch firm Abellio wins ScotRail franchise from FirstGroup [BBC News]
28/03/2014Northern to run British franchise for two years [IRJ]
13/10/2013Abellio has no concerns over Borders Railway [Herald]
02/11/2012Dutch firm becomes first potential bidder for ScotRail franchise [Scotsman]

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