Tim to grill bidders for West Coast mainline franchise to ensure passengers to get a fair deal
Following the Government's Invitation to Tender, published on Friday, for the bidding stage to replace the current operator on the West Coast Main Line, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the Government to ensure that that all potential bidders put the interests of passengers first. He is also inviting all the potential bidders to meet him and local railway activists so that he can grill them on their plans. Tim intends to then give backing to whichever bidder offers south Lakes the best deal.