Branson offers to run West Coast Main Line for free

Richard Branson today offered to run the West Coast Main Line for free to allow Parliament time to scrutinise an “outrageous” decision to award the franchise to rival FirstGroup.

Branson offers to run West Coast Main Line for free

Richard Branson today offered to run the West Coast Main Line for free to allow Parliament time to scrutinise an “outrageous” decision to award the franchise to rival FirstGroup.

The entrepreneur, who has claimed that FirstGroup’s bid will lead to “almost certain bankruptcy”, made a last-ditch appeal to the Government to delay signing the 13-year contract on Tuesday.

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