Pursuits
Branson Boost as Virgin-Stagecoach Win Marquee Rail Contract
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Virgin Trains and partner Stagecoach Group Plc were chosen to run the London-Edinburgh rail route, fending off rival bids from FirstGroup Plc and Eurostar International Ltd. and delivering a boost for Richard Branson a month after the fatal crash involving his space venture.
Virgin and Stagecoach will take over the East Coast Main Line linking London’s Kings Cross station with the Scottish capital via Leeds in northern England for eight years starting in March, the Department for Transport said today