Railway matters
25Award of Crossrail franchises to public-sector operators
1
Section 25 of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43) (public-sector operators not to be franchisees) does not apply in relation to the franchisee in respect of a franchise agreement—
a
which relates wholly or mainly to the provision of one or more Crossrail passenger services, or
b
which relates wholly or mainly to the provision of one or more other services for the carriage of passengers by railway where—
i
the services run wholly or partly on the route of Crossrail, and
ii
the services are likely to be subject to substantial disruption because of the construction of Crossrail.
2
The following may in particular be taken into account in determining whether, for the purposes of subsection (1)(b), services are likely to be subject to substantial disruption—
a
the frequency with which the services are likely to be disrupted;
b
the duration of the period in which the services are likely to be disrupted (and, in particular, its duration relative to the length of the franchise term);
c
the severity of any likely disruption.
3
In this section—
“Crossrail passenger service” has the meaning given by section 23(4);
“franchisee”, “franchise agreement” and “franchise term” have the meanings given by section 23 of the Railways Act 1993 (designated passenger services to be provided under franchise agreements).