Documentation in respect of a public sector bid for rail franchises in Scotland: FOI release

You asked for

a copy of all correspondence between the Scottish Government and

  1. Scotrail
  2. Abellio
  3. David MacBrayne

about a public sector bid for the Scotrail franchise. 

Any briefing notes prepared for ministers ahead of discussions with any of the above companies about a public sector bid for Scotrail.

The time period for this request is from April 1, 2016, until today’s date [19 August 2018]. 

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Published Date 31 Oct 2018 Subject Mode of transport