National Express Group / Thameslink / Great Northern Rail Franchise

Inquiry type: Acquisition

Status: Completed

Date: 03.08.05 - 22.12.05

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Core Inquiry Documents
Terms of reference   Members of inquiry   Administrative Timetable	Issues statement  Notice of provisional findings  Summary of provisional findings  Provisional findings report  Final report

Announcements Competition Commission publishes final report on National Express Group bid for Thameslink and Great Northern rail franchise (pdf, 30kb) Competition Commission provisionally clears National Express Group bid for Thameslink and Great Northern Rail Franchise (pdf, 36kb) National Express Thameslink and Great Northern inquiry: Statement of issues (pdf, 38kb) National Express's anticipated acquisition of Thameslink and Great Northern rail franchise: CC invites evidence (pdf, 33kb)

Evidence   Third party submissions from companies and other organisations   Third party submissions from members of the public   Main party submission from National Express Group (pdf, 1.2mb)   Main party submission from National Express Group - Annexes 3.1 to 6.5 (pdf, 1.2mb)   Main party submission from National Express Group - Annexe 4.2 (xls, 48kb) Summaries of main points made at hearings   Summary of the hearing with Transport for London (pdf, 32kb)   Summary of the hearing with BAA plc (pdf, 33kb)   Summary of the hearing with the Department of Transport (pdf, 12kb)   Summary of the hearing with the London Transport Users Committee and the Rail Passengers' Council (pdf, 21kb)   The Go-Ahead Group plc (pdf, 26kb)   Summary of the hearing with easyGroup (UK) Ltd (pdf, 21kb) Surveys and Reports   Review of Rail and Coach Elasticities by Mark Wardman (pdf, 209kb)   Market research conducted by ORC International (pdf, 270kb)