the generally reliable "Railway Eye blog has news this morning of pre-qualifiers for West Coast and Greater Anglia.
for West Coast
For Greater Anglia
for those that don't follow such things, Abellio is a Nederlandse Spoorwegen subsidiary, and Keolis is mainly owned by SNCF.
for West Coast
Sources suggesting that Virgin, Abellio, First, and a Keolis/SNCF joint venture have prequalified for the West Coast franchise.
Happily for fans of WiFi DB/Arriva failed to make the grade.
For Greater Anglia
Sources suggest that Go-Ahead, Stagecoach and Abellio have prequalified for the Greater Anglia franchise.
So farewell National Express!
for those that don't follow such things, Abellio is a Nederlandse Spoorwegen subsidiary, and Keolis is mainly owned by SNCF.