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Renationalisation would mean the railway debt (which is quite substantial) would end up on the public sector balance sheet. The privatisation laws prohibits UK government or government bodies bidding to run franchises, although obviously doesn't exclude those of other countries

Bob Crow has managed to ignore First's answer on employment levels when they stated they would be broadly flat.:roll:

Presumably 12063, 12065, 12092 & 12139 moved to Long Marston in February 2010 http://www.petertandy.co.uk/37194_5Z22_Ald_020210.jpg 12139 was later given a light overhaul and revinyled white by NXEA returning to service earlier this year.

Was one of the excuses trotted out by GNER for its problems after NR got its act together on the East Coast. Any franchise banking on PPM revenue to balance the books is asking for trouble.

The presence of Open Access Operators was really just a smokescreen, Hull Trains were around before the franchise was relet and the impact Grand Central was going to have was overstated. GNER's problem was that it overbid, something like 30% more than anyone else. It also came up with some...

Paddington to Euston is only 5 stops on the Underground, albeit with a 200 metre walk from Euston Square. With pathing on the GWML, North London & Watford lines already at a premium would be hard to diagram.

Or in other words you have no evidence on which to back up your conspiracy theories.:oops:

Of course the West Coast franchise was awarded as a wink, wink deal, nothing to do with the fact they offered to pay £700 million over in premiums.:roll: Another armchair expert without a clue how the process works.

Discussed at length here http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=70137

Unlike ICWC, the XC franchise requires a massive subsidy so any change in rolling stock will need approval (and funding) from the DfT. Virgin put the case forward to extend the Voyagers a number of times, but always was knocked back. When last tendered, Virgin proposed extra carriages for the...

Never works, there will always be one idiot who can't understand this and insists on opening a window. But now that we don't have many summer days anymore, is rarely an issue.:(

Stagecoach own 49% of Virgin Rail, Branson has no shareholding in Stagecoach. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Would you prefer it didn't run and two trains worth of passengers squeeze onto one train? And unless it was on its last service for the day, the Voyager would have had...

According to their annual accounts, CrossCountry lost £27 million in 2011.

There is already a thread on this http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=69565

Virgin are entitled to put their case, but carrying on like a spoiled child isn't the way to do it. The CIS are there to provide information, not wage propaganda campaigns, next we will have 'Vote Labour' flashing up. As station managers they are required to be neutral in terms of displaying...

Basically they were pretty awful http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/gb/car/Mk4/MK4-FO/Mk4_GNER_unrefurbished_FO_2.jpg http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/gb/car/Mk4/MK4-FO/Mk4_GNER_unrefurbished_FO_3.jpg http://rfe.railclub.ru/pix/gb/car/Mk4/MK4-TSO/gner2001_1.jpg...

No effect, reaching 100k only means it may rather than must be debated in parliament. E-petitions have no legal force. The 100k limit was presumably set in the day when petitions were gained the old way as in applying pen to paper. Now that some d-grade celebrity can get a flock of sheep...

43045 due to a power car shortage, happens every now and again. An EMT power car reached Aberdeen earlier in the year.

Irrelevant in the context of this discussion, bids go in 7/8 months before handover day with the winner announced 3/4 months later.

No, there is a 10 day period from the announcement date during which the DfT meets the losing bidders and they can ask for a judicial review.