Crossrail competition

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National Express Group PLC
18 July 2014
 



National Express Group plc

 

18 July 2014

 

Crossrail competition

 

National Express Group ('National Express' or 'the Group') notes the announcement by Transport for London ('TfL') concerning the operator selected to run Crossrail services.

 

A National Express spokesperson said: "We submitted a strong, customer-focused bid that we believe would have delivered an excellent service and a fair deal for taxpayers. We are naturally disappointed and will be seeking feedback on our bid from TfL.

 

"We retain a very positive future in rail in the UK and abroad. We have recently been awarded the 15 year Essex Thameside franchise and have submitted a strong bid to Transport Scotland to operate the ScotRail franchise. In addition we have been shortlisted to operate the Berlin Ringbahn and will begin operating two 15 year rail contracts in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany in December next year."

 

Enquiries

 

National Express Group PLC

Stuart Morgan, Head of Investor Relations                                                     07770 701797

Anthony Vigor, Director of Policy and External Affairs                                    07767 425822

 

Maitland (020 7379 5151)

Rebecca Mitchell, Maitland                                                                             07951 057351

 

About National Express Group

 

More than 800m journeys a year are made worldwide on our train, bus, light rail and express coach operations. We operate services in the UK, North America, Spain, Germany and Morocco. We employ 42,000 employees.


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