Dutch government leads £80m rescue of giant East Anglian rail network
Posted: Wed 17 Oct, 2018 9:09 pm
"British and Dutch ministers are facing a rail showdown after it emerged the Netherlands has led an £80m rescue package to bankroll the loss-making activities of one of Britain’s biggest train networks.
Greater Anglia, which operates one in every 12 UK rail journeys and is majority owned by the Dutch state rail operator, is being forced to make crippling payments to the Department for Transport (DfT) - pushing its finances into the red."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/20 ... l-network/
Alternative report:
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/dutch-taxpay ... -1-5740230
Greater Anglia, which operates one in every 12 UK rail journeys and is majority owned by the Dutch state rail operator, is being forced to make crippling payments to the Department for Transport (DfT) - pushing its finances into the red."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/20 ... l-network/
Alternative report:
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/dutch-taxpay ... -1-5740230