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    Abellio takes over East Midlands

    May 14, 2019 3 minutes
    By ‘Industry Witness’
    John Headon
    Phil Precious

    A NEW East Midlands franchise has been awarded to Abellio after the two other bidders Stagecoach and Arriva were disqualified as they refused to meet Government proposals for reducing a deficit of up to £6 billion in the Railway Pension Scheme. The eight-year contract will start on August 18.

    The issues about dealing with the pension fund deficit are disputed by Stagecoach, which has also been disqualified from bidding for the West Coast

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