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This will be the third franchise which is currently back under Government control - LNER & Northern are both already run by DfT operators. A fourth operator is due to come under DfT control in Spring 2022 when Abelio hand back the Scotrail franchise.
It is also interesting to note that Govia, part of the parent company of Southeastern, is potentially facing a fraud probe over the 'missing' £25m but they continue to operate the Southern & Thameslink franchises - I know they are run as separate entities, but I wonder if there will be concerns over Govia in general, affecting these other franchises.
Tony
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