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9 Sep 2014:Transport union leader says reprivatisation of most popular long-distance railway franchise is 'all about Tory dogma'
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24 Aug 2014: Passenger groups' anger at above-inflation rail ticket increases is stoked by poor comparisons with the rest of Europe, but the real question is who should foot the bill for a quality network, says Gwyn Topham
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4 Aug 2014:
Franchise returned record £235m in final year as a state company but Department for Transport says decision is final
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16 Apr 2014:
Figures released by Office for Rail Regulation put plans to reprivatise east coast rail line under fresh scrutiny
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7 Apr 2014:
Aslef, RMT and TSSA seek judicial review of the government's decision to push rapid franchise competition for East Coast
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13 Feb 2014:
Dawlish railway likely to be repaired by mid-March, as damaged power lines and flooding cause more problems around UK
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17 Jan 2014: FirstGroup, Keolis/Eurostar and Stagecoach/Virgin named in bids for controversial reprivatisation of publicly run mainline
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Guardian Professional, 6 Dec 2013:
Unlike HS2, the Department for Transport's other major rail project has not been the subject of scrutiny or debate
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4 Nov 2013:
Aditya Chakrabortty: Train operators invest little cash but take massive profits. This wasn't what the Tories promised
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28 Oct 2013:
John Harris: Travel chaos is the least of our problems. An industry that once embodied national pride has been sold for other states to benefit
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26 Oct 2013:
Public ownership has transformed the service and on the 17.30 to Newcastle, many regulars can't see the point of privatising it
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25 Oct 2013:
Government starts process of reprivatising franchise with Richard Branson vying against German, Dutch and French firms
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18 Oct 2013: More than 23,000 people back demand to keep railway service in state hands as government moves to sell franchise to private bidders
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8 Oct 2013: Rail unions and MPs say state-owned operator's success means government should rethink return of franchise to private sector
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7 Oct 2013:
State-run train service paid out more than £200m in 2012-13 and is expected to return around £1bn over next five years
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