East Midlands Railway: Nationalisation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to extend Transport UK's contract for East Midlands Railway beyond 18 October 2026.
Answered by Keir Mather
The Expiry Date of East Midlands Railway’s National Rail Contract (NRC) with the Department is October 2030, with a ‘Core Term Expiry Date’ of October 2026. Under the terms of NRCs, the Secretary of State can give the operator at least three Railway Periods’ notice (usually 12 weeks) to end the contract on a date stipulated by the Secretary of State, provided that the date is no earlier than the Core Term Expiry Date and coincides with the end of a Railway Period.
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