Three suspended after North West rail franchise U-turn
Three people at the Department of Transport have been suspended after the Government scrapped its decision to award the West Coast Main Line rail franchise to FirstGroup.
The Transport Secretary said there were "significant technical flaws" in the bidding process because of mistakes by Department for Transport staff.
The estimated cost of reimbursing four companies for the cost of their bids will be £40m. FirstGroup, which beat Virgin Trains to win the franchise, says it's ''disappointed.''
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