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| NX loses East Anglia Franchise 26/11/2009 at 12:51 #307 | |
AndyG
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From BBC news http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8380108.stm I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either. Log in to reply |
| NX loses East Anglia Franchise 26/11/2009 at 12:51 #4565 | |
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AndyG
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From BBC news http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8380108.stm I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either. Log in to reply |
| NX loses East Anglia Franchise 26/11/2009 at 15:12 #4580 | |
andyb0607
260 posts |
No surprises there then!! It was obvious they weren't going to extend the franchise! Would have been a political nightmare if they took that one back under public control as well!! Log in to reply |
| NX loses East Anglia Franchise 26/11/2009 at 15:43 #4581 | |
Peter Bennet
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...and a legal nightmare! Part of the problem being HMG did not understand the contracts it had signed with the TOCs! Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
| NX loses East Anglia Franchise 27/11/2009 at 17:24 #4632 | |
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mfcooper
707 posts |
But it isn't losing the franchise, it's only losing the oppertunity to EXTEND the agreement. Bloomin' headline writers!
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| NX loses East Anglia Franchise 27/11/2009 at 17:36 #4633 | |
postal
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Just like when NXEC let it be known that they would be in default later in the year unless there was a change in their economic fortunes and the press instantly trumpeted that the government was immediately renationalising the franchise. Never let the facts get in the way of a good headline. “In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe Log in to reply |
| NX loses East Anglia Franchise 27/11/2009 at 21:33 #4637 | |
moonraker
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Quite how HMG ever thought it would get £1 Billion back from any of these franchises is beyond me. I doubt that any of them will achieve even half that amount in the current climate.
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