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Post by tango2 on Mar 23, 2006 22:25:06 GMT
First is celebrating after the DFT have announced that First has been awarded Greater Western/Thames Link and Great Northern.
The franchises will be worth over £1 billion a year in revenue these awards will make First the UKs largest rail operator.
Franchise agreements start from April 1st
They have also pre-qualified for the south western franchise.
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Post by admin on Mar 23, 2006 22:26:32 GMT
so i bet that will have upset stagecoach who was hoping to be first they are now the second for trains and buses.
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Post by tango2 on Mar 23, 2006 22:29:09 GMT
Sure,,,,Stagecoach may have to look in all directions to prevent themselves being shafted.....they must be as ruthless as First to survive.
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Post by tango2 on Mar 23, 2006 22:32:48 GMT
Just Imagine £1 billion in revenue per year and they are not stopping there,,,they are to bid for further Uk franchises later this year.
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Post by admin on Mar 23, 2006 22:37:48 GMT
Just Imagine £1 billion in revenue per year and they are not stopping there,,,they are to bid for further Uk franchises later this year. What though trains or buses or both? |
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Post by tango2 on Mar 24, 2006 0:20:01 GMT
Just Imagine £1 billion in revenue per year and they are not stopping there,,,they are to bid for further Uk franchises later this year. What though trains or buses or both? Thats just off the new rail franchises |
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Post by lapike on May 9, 2006 18:01:19 GMT
yea first are taking over. arrggggghhhhhhh
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Post by donnytom on May 9, 2006 21:51:20 GMT
I'm sure the idea of privatisation is often said to be that competition will improve the situation for users...well that isn't exactly going to happen if First becomes almost a transport monopoly, is it?
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Post by rbrt on Jul 9, 2006 8:48:51 GMT
hope not out of date but gathered few days ago first were after ews as well.
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