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(23/06/2014 22:15)First Class Wrote:  Arriva, Abellio, MTR, National Express and current holders First Group are all shortlisted for the franchise.

My cynical side is telling me that First Group will retain because of a political bias towards a Scottish based (Aberdeen) company, especially when Scottish Independence is a very hot potato...

"A Scottish company creating Scottish jobs" etc etc.

Not sure about Arriva/Abellio purely because of their size and presence in Europe, and again, there's a lot of anti-EU feelings at the moment. It would be headlined "German/Dutch running Scottish railways".

In the rest of the UK it isn't really a problem, because the DfT couldn't care less, but this Independence referendum could be a major headache for the bidders in my opinion.

Still think that National Express is still in the dog house over East Coast and that they'll have to practically offer a close to zero profit bid to win.

But will First create any more jobs though , but I do understand what your trying to say with regards the prospect of First being a Scottish Company , but it would be very nationalistic and if the vote goes against Independence which it could very well do then it will have been a ploy that did not work.

But lets leave Scottish Independence to another debate as im sure there will be other opportunity's in Scottish transport before then
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RE: ScotRail - wirralbus - 10/03/2013, 13:23
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RE: ScotRail - Metroline1511 - 06/07/2013, 21:42
RE: ScotRail - SNL 824 - 29/12/2013, 18:31
RE: ScotRail - wirralbus - 23/06/2014, 18:09
RE: ScotRail - First Class - 23/06/2014, 22:15
RE: ScotRail - wirralbus - 23/06/2014 22:36
RE: ScotRail - Metroline1511 - 09/08/2014, 21:42
RE: ScotRail - childwallblues - 11/10/2014, 07:01
RE: ScotRail - wirralbus - 30/10/2014, 19:21
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RE: ScotRail - childwallblues - 20/11/2014, 07:06
RE: ScotRail - Metroline1511 - 22/11/2014, 21:54
RE: ScotRail - wirralbus - 20/11/2014, 13:27
RE: ScotRail - childwallblues - 20/11/2014, 20:31
RE: ScotRail - wirralbus - 08/01/2015, 16:28
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RE: ScotRail - childwallblues - 06/07/2015, 05:34
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RE: ScotRail - childwallblues - 12/09/2017, 06:51
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RE: ScotRail - childwallblues - 15/02/2018, 07:17
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RE: ScotRail - Metroline1511 - 17/02/2018, 21:15
RE: ScotRail - boby32 - 29/04/2018, 12:55
RE: ScotRail - knutstransport - 29/04/2018, 13:39
RE: ScotRail - childwallblues - 29/04/2018, 17:04
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