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**Damien** · 03-10-2012, 08:47

The Government has said it will be run by the state until a new process is completed but the same trains and staff will be used? How is that possible? Why not take Virgin up on the offer to run it in the interim as a non-profit (I guess that gives them a unfair advantage when it comes to bidding).

03-10-2012, 08:47	#70
Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,739	re: [Update] FirstGroup WCML franchise Award revoked The Government has said it will be run by the state until a new process is completed but the same trains and staff will be used? How is that possible? Why not take Virgin up on the offer to run it in the interim as a non-profit (I guess that gives them a unfair advantage when it comes to bidding).