Virgin Trains loses new Cross Country bid

Posted:
10 Jul 2007, 08:34
by locutus
Arriva PLC have been awarded the contract.
Link
here.
Virgin Trains comments
here

Posted:
10 Jul 2007, 10:52
by Pete
Bit of an odd decision on the part of the DoT. Wonder why they snubbed Virgin?

Posted:
14 Jul 2007, 00:23
by VS-EWR
Can someone explain to me how this works, do rail companies rent tracks from the government and can only have them for a certian period of time?