Shortlisted bidders for East Midlands Rail franchise

As we enter the month of March (2017) the Department for Transport has announced the shortlisted bidders for the East Midlands rail franchise.

From Department for Transport

The names of the 3 train operating companies in the running for the next East Midlands franchise competition were announced today (1 March 2017) by the Department for Transport.

After submitting an expression of interest, the following have been successfully shortlisted:

National Express sells their c2c franchise to Italian state owned Trenitalia

National Express has sold their Essex Thameside franchise to Trenitalia, owned by Italian state railways.

From National Express press release