17Discontinuance of existing railway services
The provisions of section 54 of the [1962 c. 46.] Transport Act 1962 and section 37 of, and Schedule 5 to, the [1993 c. 43.] Railways Act 1993 (proposals to discontinue railway passenger services) shall not apply in respect of the discontinuance of any existing railway passenger services from any station or on any line or, as the case may be, the discontinuance of any railway passenger or goods services provided by the railways board, where such discontinuance is for the purposes of, or in connection with, the construction of the authorised works or the transfer of any parts of any existing railway to form part of Tramlink.