Transport secretary should be required to set out the hit to public purse from his ministerial manoeuvre on East Coast lineJanuary’s howl of outrage over train fares carries additional force this year because it comes after a ministerial manoeuvre that illustrates the rotten state of the rail franchising system.
That manoeuvre,of course, was Chris Graylings soft-shoe shuffle final November that will see Stagecoach and Virgin relieved of the East Coast franchise in 2020 on terms that look extremely advantageous for companies which are currently clocking up losses on the line.
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Source: guardian.co.uk