National Express Group PLC : - National Express Pre-qualification for Franchises
03/29/2012| 04:50am US/Eastern
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29 March 2012
National Express welcomes pre-qualification for the
Great Western and Essex Thameside franchises
Responding to today's announcement from the
Department of Transport, National Express Group welcomes its
pre-qualification for the Great Western and Essex Thameside
(c2c) rail franchise bidding processes.
Dean Finch, Chief Executive of National Express,
comments: "We are delighted to have pre-qualified for
the Great Western and c2c franchises. Drawing on the
expertise gained from running c2c, the UK's best
performing rail service, our focus now is on submitting
strong, innovative and robust bids that meet passenger needs
while providing good value for farepayers, taxpayers and
shareholders alike."
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National Express Group PLC
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Anthony Vigor, Director of Policy and External
Affairs
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020 7805 3809
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Stuart Morgan, Head of Investor Relations
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0121 460 8657
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Maitland
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George Hudson / Rebecca Mitchell
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020 7379 5151
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Notes to Editors:
National Express currently operates the Essex Thameside
franchise, known as c2c. c2c is the UK's top performing
rail franchise. It holds both the annual punctuality record
at 96.9% and 4-week period punctuality record at 98.8%. It
was also the most popular commuter franchise in a recent
Which? survey.
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