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date 15 October 2012 source FirstGroup type Press release
We believe the private sector provides the most effective and efficient way to deliver passenger rail services in the UK. We await the outcome of the independent investigations into the ICWC franchise competition and the wider rail franchising process, which we hope will provide a greater degree of certainty and confidence not only to future bidders, but to employees, stakeholders and the travelling public too.
Railnews Archive ::: 2012-10-15 FIR-001
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