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Mr. Redwood
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many train franchises were (a) renewed and (b) let in the last year; and what the average duration of those new franchises is. [93609]
Mr. Spellar
The following franchises were renewed or re-let in 2002. The table shows the type of extension/ renewal/re-letting and the duration.
| Train operator | Re-letting etc. (date) | Duration |
| Chiltern railways | 18 February 2002 | Until 2012, 2017 or 2022 depending upon the achievement of contractual terms |
| GNER | 16 January 2002 | Extension of two years of April 2005 |
| South West Trains | 6 November 2002 | Extension of one year to February 2004 in order that negotiations about extension of the franchise for a further three years may continue |