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Rail company in German takeover (BBC News)

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Old 21st January 2008, 13:33
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Rail company in German takeover (BBC News)

A German company which operates the Queen's royal train has announced plans to takeover a British rail operator.

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This is a strange one. The company which runs the royal train is EWS. What operator are they thinking of taking over?
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Old 30th January 2008, 14:27
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This is a strange one. The company which runs the royal train is EWS.
Last year the Canadians lost their hold on EWS to DB. See this link....... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EWS

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What operator are they thinking of taking over?
Laing Rail, which runs Chiltern

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