Date: 17/01/2014

UK: The Department for Transport announced the shortlisted bidders for the InterCity East Coast passenger franchise on January 17. East Coast Trains Ltd (FirstGroup plc); Keolis/Eurostar East Coast Ltd (Keolis (UK) Ltd and Eurostar International Ltd); Inter City Railways Ltd (90% Stagecoach Transport Holdings Ltd, 10% Virgin Holdings Ltd). DfT plans to issue invitations to tender at the end of February, with bidders having at least three months to develop their proposals. The new operator would take over the services linking London to Yorkshire, northeast England and Scotland in February 2015.

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InterCity East Coast franchise shortlist announced

Railway Gazette

UK: The Department for Transport announced the shortlisted bidders for the InterCity East Coast passenger franchise on January 17. East Coast Trains Ltd (FirstGroup plc); Keolis/Eurostar East Coast Ltd (Keolis (UK) Ltd and Eurostar International Ltd); Inter City Railways Ltd (90% Stagecoach Transport Holdings Ltd, ...

East Coast mainline bidders revealed

BBC News

FirstGroup, Eurostar and Virgin are among the companies named on a shortlist of bidders to run the East Coast mainline rail route.