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Old 03-10-2012, 12:45   #82
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Re: Virgin Trains loses West Coast Mainline franchise (Update)

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Originally Posted by Wicked_and_Crazy View Post
Just like they have done with the NHS and PCP then

I wasn't suggesting they award a contract and collect the fines. I was merely suggesting that the government should be satisfied the contract can be delivered for the price but impose a fine structure that would benefit the government should the contact fail rather than letting the contractor walk away.
They certainly should, and hopefully the penalty structure will be addressed by the relevant independent review, which was announced earlier this morning.

Also, I see that almost as quickly as the Government suggested it was going to nationalise the WCML a la East Coast, it has now decided to give The Bearded One his greatest wish - an extension to his existing franchise while this is worked out.

That, to me, is the best solution, as the £40 million the government is already having to pay out to reimburse the franchise bidders for their trouble will not now be compounded by a lot of unnecessary debranding/rebranding costs.
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