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Great Western franchise deal will require patience

Great Western signals - Mark Cowlard, a partner of EC Harris, explains why the Great Western deal is beneficial both for FirstGroup and the Department for Transport. He explains how the relatively small subsidy that will be repaid by First will still help improve the DfT’s balance sheet. However he warns that during the introduction of new trains and infrastructure patience will be required.

We read it in: Railway Strategies, June 2015, page 17