Main Function
The Franchising Director's main function was to sell passenger rail franchises to private sector companies participating in the privatisation of the British railway industry.
On 1 February 2001 the position of Franchising Director was abolished by the Transport Act 2000 and the passenger rail franchising functions were transferred to the newly-created Strategic Rail Authority. The SRA was in turn abolished in 2006 and the SRA's franchising functions were taken over by the Secretary of State for Transport.
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