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Open Access jobs

PLYMOUTH MP Luke Pollard asked what estimate has been made of the potential job losses among open access rail operators due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Transport Minister Chris Heaton-Harris replied: “Unlike franchised passenger services, open access operators run services without a contractual relationship with Government, and there

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