Italian rail company Trenitalia,
part of the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) railways group, on
Wednesday won the tender with multinational partner FirstGroup,
30% and 70% respectively, for the British West Coast service
including intercity links between London, Edinburgh and Glasgow
and high-speed services from London to Birmingham.
"The franchise's revenues were more than 1.25 billion euros
in the last year, with growth forecasted over the next few
years," a statement from the consortium said.
"We are boosting our presence (in the UK)," said FS CEO
Gianfranco Battisti.
"We are aiming to grow further in the United Kingdom and
elsewhere over the next few years".
FS has been running services between London and the East
Coast since 2017.
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