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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...onal-Express-to-retain-c2c-rail-services.html
Not sure how the telegraph know so early but it appears that this is true. I believe NX are going to ditch the c2c branding if they do keep it.Nathalie Thomas said:National Express to retain c2c rail services
UK transport group expected to be confirmed as the winner of a Government competition to run train services between London and south Essex
National Express will keep hold of its only remaining rail frachise in the UK when it is confirmed on Friday as the winner of a bidding competition to run Essex Thameside, or c2c, services between London and south Essex.
The Department for Transport (DfT) is expected to confirm National Express as the preferred bidder for a long-term contract to run the commuter services, over FirstGroup, MTR of Hong Kong and Abellio, the British arm of the Dutch state railway.
The Essex Thameside contract, which will run until at least September 2029, will be the third rail franchise awarded this year following a two-year hiatus in the wake of the West Coast Main Line scandal in 2012, which cost the taxpayer £55m.
While the franchise award will be good news for National Express, which could have been booted off Britain’s railways if it had failed to retain the services, it’ll mark the third time FirstGroup has lost out...
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