UK's biggest rail franchise to be broken up
Govia Thameslink Railway which includes the troubled Southern service is to be split up in 2021 when franchise expires, government announces
Britain’s biggest rail franchise, which includes the strike-hit Southern service, is likely to be broken up when it expires in 2021, the government has said.
Passengers on Southern have experienced widespread disruption since it was incorporated into Britain’s biggest rail franchise, run by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), in 2015.
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Source: Guardian Transport
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