No more Virgin Trains?

[dhutch]

This mornings news.

"Virgin trains will vanish from UK after ban on Stagecoach's bids"
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/10/s...

Apparently due to a row over pension funds, the contract is likely to go to the Dutch state-owned operator Abellio.



Daniel

[captain_cynic]

the guardian said:

In a statement, Virgin Trains said: “We’re very disappointed by the DfT’s unexpected decision. We’re studying the DfT’s decision carefully to understand why they’ve taken this action

What do they need to study?

They're trying to get the government to pay for the pension contributions Virgin are obliged to. The answer is there in black and white, can I have my highly paid consultants cheque now Mr Branson?