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Originally Posted by hstudent
But ALL TOCs have to pay that, not just Virgin.
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Indeed they do, but the point I was making was in response to Resolution's posting
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I doubt Northern or Transpennine Express could get extra new trains to run a more frequent Manchester to Preston/Blackpool service, which gets a lot more overcrowded than Manchester to London services currently do.
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I should imagine that just about every single TOC in the country would like more stock to combat overcrowding. Unfortunately though the decision for who gets the available stock rests in the hands of the ORR and the ROSCOs - the TOCs and their passengers just have to take what they're given because details like this are written as non-negotiable terms of the franchise that they originally bidded for.
This is one of the few industries in the world where the customers have zero say in what they're (over)paying for, and are treated with total contempt by their suppliers.