National Express : Crossrail competition

National Express Group plc

18 July 2014

Crossrail competition

National Express Group ('National Express' or 'the Group') notes the announcement by Transport for London ('TfL') concerning the operator selected to run Crossrail services.

A National Express spokesperson said: "We submitted a strong, customer-focused bid that we believe would have delivered an excellent service and a fair deal for taxpayers. We are naturally disappointed and will be seeking feedback on our bid from TfL.

"We retain a very positive future in rail in the UK and abroad. We have recently been awarded the 15 year Essex Thameside franchise and have submitted a strong bid to Transport Scotland to operate the ScotRail franchise. In addition we have been shortlisted to operate the Berlin Ringbahn and will begin operating two 15 year rail contracts in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany in December next year."

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More than 800m journeys a year are made worldwide on our train, bus, light rail and express coach operations. We operate services in the UK, North America, Spain, Germany and Morocco. We employ 42,000 employees.