West Midlands award slips back again

RailNews.co.uk -The delayed West Midlands franchise award has slipped back once again, and the present London Midland franchise could now continue until February 2018.The replacement franchise should have been awarded last month for an October start, but transport secretary Chris Grayling has asked LMs owner Govia to continue for the time being. The London Midland franchise began in 2007 as a partial replacement for Silverlink and Central Trains, and the original end date was to be 19 September