All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 134

  • The InterCity East Coast franchise held by a joint venture of Stagecoach and Virgin is to be terminated on June 24 (Photo: Tony Miles).
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    Government terminates Virgin Trains East Coast franchise

    2018-05-16T14:02:48Z

    UK: The current InterCity East Coast franchise held by a joint venture of Stagecoach Group (90%) and Virgin Holdings (10%) will be terminated on June 24, Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling informed the House of Commons on May 16. From that date, DOHL, a government-owned ‘operator of last ...

  • Map of the proposed Oxford to Cambridge railway corridor.
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    East West Rail leads culture change

    2017-04-30T23:01:00Z

    UK: ‘We can build it quicker and cheaper, but what is “it”?’, East West Rail Chairman Rob Brighouse asked on April 25, as he addressed the All-Party Parliamentary Rail Group. Clarity on what ‘it’ is should drive the business model chosen to implement the project that would eventually create an ...