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The early termination of the Virgin Trains East Coast franchise for East Coast rail means a massive corporate welfare boon for Stagecoach.
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Stagecoach and Virgin’s corporate welfare boost with East Coast rail bailout

January 3, 2018

The Guardian reported in late November 2017 that the government has agreed to end Virgin Train’s East Coast (Vtec) contract to run the East Coast rail franchise three years early. This means the contract will […]

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