Virgin runs West Coast to 2017
The West Coast Mainline will be run by Virgin Trains until at least 2017, it's been announced.
Patrick McLoughlin: We made 'serious mistakes'
The Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin is speaking at an annual gathering of rail industry experts in Derby.
It follows the West Coast mainline franchising fiasco, and Bombardier's failed bid to secure the Thameslink contract.
Addressing the forum, he said of the West Coast mainline contract:
On the High Speed Rail link, he has said:
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Waiting for a train? The West Coast fiasco's true cost
The true cost of the fiasco over the West Coast Main Line franchise is only just beginning to become clear.
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West Coast Mainline fiasco cost taxpayer £50m
A critical report by MPS has condemned the £50 million cost to the taxpayer caused by the West Coast Mainline fiasco.
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Transport Secretary apologises to taxpayer
Transport Secretary and Derbyshire Dales MP Patrick McLoughlin has told MPs today that mistakes over West Coast should not have been made.