Many in the rail industry believe that Virgin's bid was the responsible, deliverable one and that First Group will not be able to make the promised payments in the longer term. It is suggested that in the shorter term, they will cut staff and levels of service and undo the progress which has been made during Virgin's tenure. The concern is that the WCML franchise will fail, just as it did on the East Coast route, in the meantime, jobs and passengers could be lost.
From an enthusiast's point of view, it seems almost certain that under First, Preston will no longer be an open station, with ticket barriers being installed.
If you feel that the decision to award the WCML franchise to First Group is a bad one, please consider signing the e-petition, which urges the government to reconsider.
http://virg.co/supportvt (hold down Ctrl and click)
The e-petition has been organised by Virgin staff, rather than the company itself. They hope to get 100,000 people to sign by 28/08/12.
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