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East Coast train line to be put into public control East Coast train line to be put into public control
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Rail services on East Coast Main Line are being brought back under UK government control, operator Stagecoach Group says. Rail services on East Coast Main Line are being brought back under UK government control.
Stagecoach says it has been advised that an "operator of last resort" would be appointed to run the London to Edinburgh service. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling told parliament that taking control would provide the smoothest transition to a operation.
Stagecoach has operated the franchise with Virgin Trains since 2015. The loss-making service is being renamed London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling is expected to make a statement to parliament shortly.
It is the third time in a decade that the government has called a halt to the East Coast franchise.It is the third time in a decade that the government has called a halt to the East Coast franchise.
Stagecoach said in a statement that, along with Virgin, it had been negotiating a new contract with the Department for Transport. Mr Grayling told parliament that after two months of analysis he had concluded that taking back control would provide the smoothest possible transition to a new operation.
"I plan to use a period of Operator of Last Resort control to shape the new partnership," said Mr Grayling.
"The team that's been working for me since last autumn to form the Operator of Last Resort... and will take immediate control of passenger services.
"They will then begin the task of working with Network Rail to bring together the teams operating the track and trains on the LNER network."
Stagecoach, which has operated the franchise with Virgin Trains since 2015, said the companies had been negotiating a new contract with the Department for Transport.
But the company said it now understood that Mr Grayling was "no longer considering" Virgin and Stagecoach for the deal.But the company said it now understood that Mr Grayling was "no longer considering" Virgin and Stagecoach for the deal.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Mr Grayling told parliament that the firms operating the franchise "will have lost nearly £200m", but that this had not been a loss to taxpayers "at this time".
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