National express Group is reeling after discovering that its must-win bid for the new East Midlands franchise has failed.
The Department for Transport announced last week that Stagecoach would be awarded the seven-year contract, which will combine the Midland Mainline intercity operation and the eastern section of Central Trains - both currently operated by NEG.
The defeat came in the same week that the DfT announced that it will terminate NEG’s Gatwick Express franchise on November 11...
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