'Untenable' for West Coast Main Line bid to go ahead
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin told the House of Commons it would be "untenable" for the West Coast Line contract to have gone ahead, but there has been no suggestion any bidders did anything wrong.
Interesting, he's full of praise for First Group, and says this mess should have no influence on future bids or how they run their contracts.
Virgin Trains to continue to run the West Coast mainline
Rail operator Virgin has been asked to continue running the West Coast mainline for another few months after a Government U-turn.
West Coast rail shambles to take another 3 years to sort
One railway line, one fudged bid, three more sets of negotations and three years to put it right.
Virgin offered West Coast extension amid new bidding
Sir Richard Branson's rail operator has been asked to continue running the troubled West Coast Main Line, while a bidding process is re-run.