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donc Inspector Posts: 591	FirstGroup wins West Coast Mainline Franchise Aug 14, 2019 7:07:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by donc on Aug 14, 2019 7:07:45 GMT FirstGroup in partnership with Trenitalia have won the franchise for the West Coast Mainline from 8 December this year until 2026 and a second franchise will start in 2027 until 2031 which will including HS2. The company says it will refurbish the 56 Pendolino trains. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49341772

duncan Operations Manager isnt it queit now we can block the dipsticks? Posts: 2,422	FirstGroup wins West Coast Mainline Franchise Aug 14, 2019 7:14:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by duncan on Aug 14, 2019 7:14:24 GMT Aug 14, 2019 7:07:45 GMT donc said: FirstGroup in partnership with Trenitalia have won the franchise for the West Coast Mainline from 8 December this year until 2026 and a second franchise will start in 2027 until 2031 which will including HS2. The company says it will refurbish the 56 Pendolino trains. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49341772 Was always likely after Stagecoach were banned from future rail franchises due to repeated and ongoing pension issues.

donc Inspector Posts: 591	FirstGroup wins West Coast Mainline Franchise Aug 14, 2019 7:27:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by donc on Aug 14, 2019 7:27:32 GMT Aug 14, 2019 7:14:24 GMT duncan said: Aug 14, 2019 7:07:45 GMT donc said: FirstGroup in partnership with Trenitalia have won the franchise for the West Coast Mainline from 8 December this year until 2026 and a second franchise will start in 2027 until 2031 which will including HS2. The company says it will refurbish the 56 Pendolino trains. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49341772 Was always likely after Stagecoach were banned from future rail franchises due to repeated and ongoing pension issues. Seems they interested firmly in train side of business now as article states they trying to flog bus operations off on both sides of the Atlantic.

tomtom11928 Inspector Posts: 564	FirstGroup wins West Coast Mainline Franchise Aug 14, 2019 18:19:40 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tomtom11928 on Aug 14, 2019 18:19:40 GMT Aug 14, 2019 7:27:32 GMT donc said: Aug 14, 2019 7:14:24 GMT duncan said: Was always likely after Stagecoach were banned from future rail franchises due to repeated and ongoing pension issues. Seems they interested firmly in train side of business now as article states they trying to flog bus operations off on both sides of the Atlantic. Not in Britain though. They're going to try to carry on with the GWR franchise and the West Coast consortium but that's it. TransPennine is really struggling getting their new trains into service, and are fraught with other problems too.

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