GNWR

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RE: GNWR

(16/01/2020 07:13)wirralbus Wrote:  Just a question for consumption , is open access operation just a cherry picking exercise that just takes revenue from the franchised operator.

Lets not forget than two franchises have gone belly up on the east coast , wouldnt like to see that on the west coast.

This OAO is just there to try and steal revenue from the WCML stations. Blackpool is simply there as a coverup so they can say they are providing for a different market.

Hull Trains is similar in that it tries to steal Doncaster revenue.

Grand Central ECML does try to steal revenue at York and Doncaster but the rest has worked out quite well for them patronage wise (Fair few passengers on the routes not travelling from London to York/Doncaster).