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HS2 profits handed to train privateers
Minister announces publicly funded project is up for grabs
by Steve Sweeney
MINISTERS are planning another multibillion-pound corporate handout on our railways, announcing that the HS2 franchise will be flogged off to privateers.
A new West Coast Partnership franchise will take over services on the West Coast Main Line from April 2019, also getting high-speed trains between London and Birmingham from 2026, said Transport Minister Andrew Jones.
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