Mod Note: Thread title changed to reflect announcement now made.
Apologies if there's an open thread for this; all the ones I could find are old and closed.
DigitalLook is reporting this morning that the latest ORR-commissioned report into East Coast Open Access is backing OA between the capitals:
http://www.digitallook.com/news/news-and-announcements/stagecoach-virgin-face-open-access-competition-on-east-coast-train-line--1155963.html
The underlying story has, as the quote says, come from a (paywalled) report in the business section of today's The Times - which is in itself rather badly-written!
Apologies if there's an open thread for this; all the ones I could find are old and closed.
DigitalLook is reporting this morning that the latest ORR-commissioned report into East Coast Open Access is backing OA between the capitals:
Bad news for Stagecoach and Virgin Trains emerged as a report commission by the Office of Rail and Road backed proposals to introduce 'open access' competition to the east coast main line between London and Edinburgh.
A report by engineering consultants CH2M Hill commissioned by the ORR said there was “irrefutable” proof that competition would bring significant economic benefits, the Times reported on Monday.
This follows a report in March from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) sent to the Secretary of State for Transport that examined the possibilities for introducing greater competition between passenger train operators on all franchises.
http://www.digitallook.com/news/news-and-announcements/stagecoach-virgin-face-open-access-competition-on-east-coast-train-line--1155963.html
The underlying story has, as the quote says, come from a (paywalled) report in the business section of today's The Times - which is in itself rather badly-written!