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Locomotive & Light-Rail => General Discussion & Questions => Topic started by: winston on June 26, 2014, 11:56:23 PM

Title: NX to be awarded new 15yr Essex Thamside Franchise
Post by: winston on June 26, 2014, 11:56:23 PM
Good news for NX Groups future in UK rail franchising:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10929222/National-Express-to-retain-c2c-rail-services.html
Title: Re: NX to be awarded new 15yr Essex Thamside Franchise
Post by: winston on January 11, 2017, 08:54:45 AM
NX Group have this morning announced that they have agreed to sell c2c Rail Franchise to Trent alia for £70 Million:
http://m.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/mobile/news/detail/13091535.html
Title: National Express sells c2c rail franchise to Trenitalia
Post by: The Real 4778 on January 11, 2017, 01:02:05 PM
Well, it's on the NatEx media site, so no harm in sharing the link here:

http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/newsmedia/corporate-news/2017/acquisition-of-c2c-franchise-by-trenitalia/

And it sounds like it's arrivederci from UK rail for NatEx too:

'For National Express, while not ruling out participating in future UK rail bids, this allows us to pursue further growth opportunities in the markets where we have seen strong returns in the recent years'