Avanti West Coast

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RE: First Trenitalia West Coast

(15/08/2019 11:04)wirralbus Wrote:  I see First in conjunction with another bidder ended up with this franchise , remember First won the last round franchise round only for the Dft to make a pigs ear of it.

Indeed.

If the franchise ends up ordering non-tilting CAF stock as Voyager replacement and getting line speed improvements for non-tilting stock then the winning bid is very similar to the one that resulted in Justine Greening losing her role as SoS for Transport.