Chris Grayling Admits East Coast Rail Franchise Has Collapsed

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has admitted the beleaguered East Coast mainline rail franchise has collapsed.The government had previously allowed Stagecoach and Virgin, who were supposed to run services on the line until 2023, to walk away from an agreement three years early.But Grayling told the Commons on Monday that the arrangement would come to a end much earlier than expected - within months - as Stagecoach had “got its numbers wrong” in its franchise bid and breached a key