# The Railways (Crossrail Services) Exemption Order 2015, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order grants an exemption from the franchising requirements in section 23 of the Railways Act 1993 to concessionaires of Transport for London (TfL) and their subsidiaries. This exemption relates to any railway passenger service which a concessionaire operates on the Crossrail routes, being routes between Reading and Heathrow through central London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood.
This exemption from the requirement for these railways passenger services to be provided under a franchise agreement is granted as part of the transfer of responsibility for the operation of these services from the Secretary of State for Transport to TfL.
An impact assessment has not been produced, because no impact on the costs of business, the public sector, third sector organisations, regulators or consumers is foreseen. An Explanatory memorandum has been prepared and is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/239/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/railways-crossrail-services-exemption-order-2015/note
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