Railway transport services

Tender description

Contract for provision of commuter, regional and long distance rail services on the UK conventional mainline rail system. It is envisaged the services would run between: (a) London to Sheffield via Derby; (b) London to Nottingham; (c) London to Corby; (d) Corby to Loughborough via Melton Mowbray; (e) Leicester to Matlock via Spondon; (f) Leicester to Worksop via Nottingham; (g) Leicester to Grimsby via Lincoln; (h) Grimsby to Cleethorpes; (i) Matlock to Crewe; (j) Matlock to Worksop via Nottingham; (k) Matlock to Grimsby via Lincoln; (l) Sheffield to Liverpool; (m) Sheffield to Norwich via Ely; (n) Sheffield to Skegness via Grantham; (o) Sheffield to Skegness via Peterborough; (p) Peterborough to Sileby; (q) Lincoln to Doncaster via Sheffield; (r) Lincoln to Leeds via Sheffield and Wakefield; (s) Lincoln to Leeds via Sheffield and Doncaster; (t) Lincoln to Scarborough via Sheffield and York; (u) Doncaster to Grimsby via Lincoln; (v) Newark North Gate to Grimsby via Lincoln; (w) Lincoln to Skegness; (x) Lincoln to Peterborough via Spalding; (y) Lincoln to Peterborough via Ancaster; (z) Lincoln to Norwich via Grantham; (aa) Lincoln to Norwich via Peterborough; (bb) Cleethorpes to Barton-on-Humber. There is a mixture of leisure, business and commuter travel. These services would be similar to those currently operated on the East Midlands Franchise.