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« on: February 10, 2025, 11:20:37 »
This will be/become paywalled. Firstgroup's situation, given the current direction* of the railways.

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*That word used loosely...

https://www.thetimes.com/article/ea2903bf-f03f-4024-9b03-13f0a839c897?shareToken=c97e2bbed7152568568143a7ae63fb7e
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« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2025, 16:28:37 »
Quote from: Mark A on February 10, 2025, 11:20:37
This will be/become paywalled. Firstgroup's situation, given the current direction* of the railways.

Mark

*That word used loosely...

https://www.thetimes.com/article/ea2903bf-f03f-4024-9b03-13f0a839c897?shareToken=c97e2bbed7152568568143a7ae63fb7e

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Alexander, however, has given warning that any new open-access applications will be heavily scrutinised to see if they undermine the renationalised railway, an indication that Labour may think FirstGroup’s plans are a private company cherry-picking the network for private gain

That's Heidi Alexander - SoS for Transport.  It will be interesting to see how this plays out ...
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