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Originally Posted by ROUGH TOR
I see reports this morning that National Express are having their franchise for the ECML taken away, seemingly because they are no longer prepared to subsidise the route.
Hmm.
Wonder if they will keep their other routes then?
Any thoughts people?
I can,t say I am surprised, I think it is probably only a matter of time before several other bus companies throw in the towel.
Hopefully it will stay publically owned now, and just maybe we can get the rest of the network back bit by bit and see an end to this most unhappy pirateisation? 
Not holding my breath though. |
I think they did not look at the vast diferance in operating costs between trains and coaches in a time of recetion,