Northern to be axed... calls grow for TPE to follow

摘要

SHOULD Government strip Arriva of the current Northern franchise, the same should happen to TransPennine Express. That's the verdict of Northern Powerhouse Partnership Director Henri Murison, commenting after Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps told the BBC on January 2 that he intended to axe the current deal for Northern. Shapps subsequently elaborated that this was the process he had started in October, which will result in either Arriva retaining the franchise via a Direct Award or an Operator of Last Resort being appointed to run the franchise instead.