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**Chris** · 03-10-2012, 09:41

Not yet ... Virgin has the franchise until 8 December. But yes, come 9 December they will have no choice but to take the WCML under State control, and we will have a situation where both of the most important inter-city routes are run by the State, because the ECML has been that way for 2 years now.

State-run trains zipping along State-owned tracks ...

03-10-2012, 09:41	#75
Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,090	re: [Update] FirstGroup WCML franchise Award revoked Not yet ... Virgin has the franchise until 8 December. But yes, come 9 December they will have no choice but to take the WCML under State control, and we will have a situation where both of the most important inter-city routes are run by the State, because the ECML has been that way for 2 years now. State-run trains zipping along State-owned tracks ...