http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Scotrail Franchise Bidders - Recent Topics en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:47:28 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10153#post-110166 Fri, 10 May 2013 21:05:06 +0000 Tulyar 110166@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The process for the new Scottish Sleepers franchise is rolling with a number of prospective bidders doing thier initial work, shortly to be joined by bigger teams chasing the larger Scotrail deal, tracking around 3 months behind the sleeper one, but still with an option to have these combined in the final outcome.</p> <p>Meeting Navyblue at a recent session with the current operator on cycling matters, he noted that Spokes has had some contact with prospecting/ive bidders, and I myself had a useful chat with a couple of gentlemen of the Dutch operator Abellio currently in Scotland.</p> <p>It would be useful to know who is out there asking for ideas and ways to make their bids effective and profitable, and equally to consider the wish-list that might be delivered in just over a year's time. Interestingly the Transport Scotland franchiosing process has escaped the hiatus that has spilled the soup South of the Border </p>