A major shakeup of rail franchising in the UK has been announced by Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin. This follows the Brown Review, which was one of two reviews launched following the collapse of the bidding process for the WCML last year.
The big change is that priority will now be given to returning the East Coast route to private business by 2015, before the next election. The WCRC contest is consequently pushed back, requiring yet another extension to Virgin's contract to run the line. Richard Branson's company will now continue to operate the main line through Preston until at least 2017.
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Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Monday, 11 March 2013
New Station for Cottam?
It's a lot of years since Cottam had a station, but there are proposals to open a new Parkway-style station to serve the area. The idea is part of a general plan for transport in Lancashire.
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