Train Company 'Could Lose Franchise' ; an Embattled Train Operator has Been Threatened with Being Stripped of Its Franchise Unless It Gets Its Act Together and Tackles Its Woeful Performance.

Herald Express; Torquay (UK) › February 28, 2008

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An embattled train operator has been threatened with being stripped of its franchise unless it gets its act together and tackles its woeful performance.

It comes as the Government revealed that it had served notices on First Great Western, which runs services between South Devon and London, after the firm breached its service agreement by breaking the limits on cancellations, and also 'misreporting' them.

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Train Company 'Could Lose Franchise' ; an Embattled Train Operator has Been Threatened with Being Stripped of Its Franchise Unless It Gets Its Act Together and Tackles Its Woeful Performance.

Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay Adrian Sanders said of the Government action: "It's been a long time coming. Just like some of FGW's train...

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