Richard Branson loses bid for Virgin Trains West Coast Mainline franchise15th August 2012 | published by EW SHARE
Virgin Trains has lost its bid to continue running the West Coast Mainline franchise. The new contract, which starts on 9 December 2012 and runs through to 31 March 2026, will be run by the UK’s largest rail operator, FirstGroup, which says it will offer “substantial improve...
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