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FirstGroup reaps dividend despite rail franchise surrender

November 12, 2018

FirstGroup made a £40m dividend from Great Western Railway (GWR) last year, despite previously exiting its GWR contract to avoid paying £800m to the government. FirstGroup has run GWR since it was privatised in 2006. […]

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