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Re: Rail fares rise by 2.7% from today
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Posted by Mary
on January 2, 2020, 1:29 pm, in reply to "
Rail fares rise by 2.7% from today
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Northern Rail has lost its franchise today. Grant Shapps leapt into action.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/02/northern-rail-to-be-stripped-of-franchise-says-grant-
Cancel
lost its franchise today.
Make it
to be stripped of its franchise.
The franchisee is Arriva, German owned. The UK MD Trains is Chris Burchell, ex Railtrack and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. That says it all.
https://www.arriva.co.uk/en/transport-leader/about-us/leadership
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Rail fares rise by 2.7% from today
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Mary
January 2, 2020, 8:32 am
Re: Rail fares rise by 2.7% from today
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Mary
January 2, 2020, 1:29 pm
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