Southeastern operator loses franchise after ‘serious breach’

Rail

Deniz Huseyin
05 October 2021
 

The Government is to take over Southeastern services after discovering that operator London & South Eastern Railway (LSER)  failed to declare £25m in taxpayer funding which should have been returned.

Southeastern services will be run by the Government’s “Operator of Last Resort” from 17 October.

The DfT said there had been a “serious breach” of the franchise agreement’s “good faith” obligation. An investigation by the DfT has...

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