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Government should take away all National Express rail franchises – Baker

Thu, 05 Nov 2009

“The Government should now take away the other two National Express rail operations – C2C and East Anglia – otherwise they’ll become lame duck franchises.” says the Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Secretary

Commenting on the announcement that the East Coast Main Line will come into public control next week, Norman Baker said:

“The East Coast Main Line should remain in public ownership for three to five years to demonstrate how a franchise should be run with passenger-focused targets to drive up standards.

“The Government should now take away the other two National Express rail operations – C2C and East Anglia – otherwise they’ll become lame duck franchises.”