Franchising Director
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The Franchising Director was a UK government-appointed official responsible for overseeing and managing the franchising of passenger rail services following the privatization of British Rail.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom public office
ⓘ
government-appointed official ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Transport Act 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
passenger rail services
ⓘ
privatised British Rail passenger operations ⓘ rail franchising ⓘ |
| appointedBy | UK government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Railways Act 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Office of Passenger Rail Franchising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2001 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public transport regulation
ⓘ
railway regulation ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | train operating companies holding franchises ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
award passenger rail franchises
ⓘ
manage rail passenger service franchises ⓘ monitor compliance with franchise agreements ⓘ oversee franchising of passenger rail services ⓘ promote competition in passenger rail services ⓘ protect interests of rail passengers in franchising ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Great Britain rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | non-ministerial public office ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
achieve value for money for taxpayers in rail franchising
ⓘ
ensure continuity of passenger rail services during privatisation ⓘ secure provision of passenger rail services through franchising ⓘ |
| headOf | Office of Passenger Rail Franchising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1993 ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| officeHolder |
John O’Brien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Salmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | railway privatisation in Great Britain ⓘ |
| regulates | terms of passenger rail franchises ⓘ |
| replaced | direct operation of passenger services by British Rail ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Department for Transport rail franchising functions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strategic Rail Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Secretary of State for Transport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | rail transport ⓘ |
| startTime | 1993 ⓘ |
| supervises |
franchise bidding process
ⓘ
franchise renewal process ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-privatisation era of British Rail ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
franchise agreements
ⓘ
performance targets for train operators ⓘ |
| usedLegalFramework | Railways Act 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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