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21.11.05

Franchise - UK - FirstGroup favourite to win Thameslink rail contract

LONDON,UK -Forbes (USA)/AFX/The Business -20 Nov 2005: -- British bus and train operator FirstGroup PLC is favourite to win a commuter train franchise, securing its position as one of the country's biggest rail companies, The Business newspaper reported citing unnamed industry sources... They told the paper the company is likely to win the Thameslink/Great Northern railway franchise after submitting the lowest bid for subsidies to the Department for Transport, which awards the contracts... Other companies in the running include Stagecoach Group PLC and National Express Group PLC...

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