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I welcome the Court of Appeal's rejection of the challenge to the first tranche of franchises. Their decision allows the Franchising Director to proceed with these and I hope he will be in a position to do so soon.
So far as the other franchises are concerned we will, of course, be giving careful consideration to the Court's judgement. It remains my strong belief that franchising of rail services is the best means of improving the quality of passenger services and reversing the long term decline in the use of the railways.
"The important thing now is to get on with the franchising process, so that the travelling public can see the real benefits it will bring. This judgement does not affect the timing of Railtrack's flotation next Spring."
Railnews Archive ::: 1995-12-15 DoT-001
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