The Chiltern Railway Company Limited Franchise Agreement - Gov.uk

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FRANCHISE AGREEMENT –
M40/CHILTERN
capacities thereof as determined by the Authority
and notified to the Franchise Operator from time
to time under Clause 6.8(b).
“Rolling Stock Leases” means the agreements for the leasing of rolling stock set
out in Part 5 of Schedule 1 and such agreements of a
similar or equivalent nature (including, for the avoidance
of doubt, any agreements or arrangements for the
subleasing, hiring, licensing or other use of rolling stock)
as the Franchise Operator may be party to from time to
time during the Franchise Period whether in addition to,
or replacement or substitution for, in whole or in part, any
such agreement.
“Rolling Stock Related
Contract”
means any Rolling Stock Lease, Maintenance Contract or
Designated Spares Contract.
“Rolling Stock Unit” means the smallest number of rolling stock vehicles
which are normally comprised in a train used by the
Franchise Operator in the provision of the Passenger
Services.
“RSP” means Rail Settlement Plan Limited.
“Safety Case” means the statement of procedures, standards and
internal regulations designed to achieve the safe
provision or operation of the Franchise Services prepared
by the Franchise Operator and accepted by Railtrack and
by LUL (or any successor thereto) under The Railways
(Safety Case) Regulations 1994 or by the Health and
Safety Executive (or any successor thereto) under the
Railways (Safety Case) Regulations 2000.
25 “Safety Certificate” means the certificate issued by the Office of Rail
Regulation under the Railways and other Guided
Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006,
certifying its acceptance of the Franchise Operator’s
safety management system (as defined in those
regulations) and the provisions adopted by the
Franchise Operator to ensure the safe operation of
the Franchise Services;
“Season Ticket Bond” means the season ticket bond to be provided to the
Authority in respect of the Franchise Operator’s liabilities
under certain Fares and Season Ticket Fares in the
agreed terms and marked “STB” and such other bond as
may replace it from time to time under Clause 14.4.
“Season Ticket Fare” means, other than in Schedule 5, a Fare which entitles
the purchaser to make an unlimited number of journeys in
any direction during the period for which, and between
the stations and/or the zones for which, such Fare is
valid.
25 date of DOA Nov 2007
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