20th May 2021 15:20
FirstGroup PLC - Aberdeen-based transport firm - Secures UK Department for Transport rail contracts for South Western Railway and TransPennine Express which commence on May 30 and have two-year term with extension option of up to another two years. "FirstGroup bears no revenue risk and very limited cost risk under an annual budget agreed with DfT; there is also no significant contingent capital risk," company says. Also welcomes UK government plans on future of rail industry. Creation of a new public sector body to oversee Britain's railways will simplify a system that is "too complicated", UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says. Great British Railways to own and manage rail infrastructure, issue contracts to private firms to run trains, set most fares and timetables, and sell tickets.
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By Eric Cunha; [email protected]
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