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(Deleted section) == Management and franchise == Crossrail is being built by Crossrail Ltd, jointly owned by Transport for London and the Department for Transport until December 2008, when full ownership was transferred to TfL. In 2007, Crossrail had a £15.9 billion funding package in place[1] for the construction of the line. Although the branch lines to the west and to Shenfield are still be owned by Network Rail, the tunnel is owned and operated by TfL.[2]
On 18 July 2014, TfL London Rail said that MTR Corp had won the concession to operate the services for eight years, with an option for two more years.[3] The concession will be similar to London Overground.[4][non-primary source needed] It is planned for the franchise to run for eight years from May 2015,[3] taking over control of Shenfield metro services from Abellio Greater Anglia in May 2015,[3] and Reading / Heathrow services from Great Western Railway in 2018.[5]
In anticipation of a May 2015 transfer of Shenfield to Liverpool Street services from the East Anglia franchise to Crossrail, the invitation to tender for the 2012–2013 franchise required the new rail operator to set up a separate "Crossrail business unit" for those services before the end of 2012, to allow transfer of services to the new Crossrail Train Operating Concession (CTOC) operator during the next franchise.[2][6]
- ^ "The future of Crossrail". House of Commons. 5 November 2007.
- ^ a b "Greater Anglia Franchise Invitation to Tender 21 April 2011" (PDF). Department for Transport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2011.
- ^ a b c "MTR selected to operate Crossrail services". Railway Gazette International. London. 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Crossrail moves forward with major train and depot contract" (Press release). Crossrail. 1 December 2010.
- ^ "TfL Board Meeting Summary: DLR, Overground and Other Ways of Travelling". London Reconnections (blog). 2 October 2008. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010.
- ^ "Greater Anglia Franchise Consultation January 2010" (PDF). Department for Transpprt. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2011.