THREE MORE FRANCHISE PASSPORT HOLDERS

THE DEPARTMENT for Transport has confirmed three companies have been added to the list of Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) passport holders eligible to express an interest in bidding for forthcoming franchise competitions.

The three companies joining the current list are Italian operator Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV), Spanish state-owned operator Renfe, and Transdev, which only operates bus and private hire services in the UK but has rail operations in Germany and the USA as well as light rail operations in a range of countries across the world, including Ireland.