Consultation on the combined Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise

Due to the general high level of interest in this particular consultation we have agreed to accept responses to the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern consultation up to 5:00pm on Friday 14 September 2012.

An invitation to tender for this combined franchise is expected to be released in October. To compile this, the department is seeking views from the public about areas of the specification for the combined franchise.

• Passengers’ views sought on new rail franchise for London and the south, press release by the Minister of State for Transport, 31 May 2012