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FirstGroup trying to cherrypick our rail passengers, says Virgin

10 July 2015
Virgin: FirstGroup’s plans a threat to franchise
Virgin: FirstGroup’s plans a threat to franchise

 

Virgin Trains East Coast says FirstGroup is trying to “cherrypick” rail passengers with plans for an open access service between London and Edinburgh on the East Coast Main Line. 

FirstGroup insists the plans of its subsidiary, East Coast Trains Ltd (ECTL), to run five trains a day each way between Edinburgh and London from 2018, calling at Morpeth, Newcastle, and Stevenage, will target airline passengers. It says the low fares and a single class of travel will attract...

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