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Franchise Agreement Reinstated For West Coast Services
« on: December 14, 2006, 01:09:46 PM »
The Department for Transport has announced that it has reinstated the franchise agreement with Virgin Rail Group to operate services on the West Coast Main Line (link below.)
http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_railways/documents/page/dft_railways_613814.hcsp

This replaces the 'Letter Agreement' that was put in place in 2002 following the failure of Railtrack to deliver previously agreed improvements to the main line.
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Re: Franchise Agreement Reinstated For West Coast Services
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2006, 12:26:27 PM »
Virgin Trains has reversed the industry trend of paying billion pound premiums to the government by securing a £1.4bn subsidy for its west coast franchise (link below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2006/12/virgin_trains_gets_14bn_subsid.html#more
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