Seems that the Govt admit to having done a
up with the numbers on the West Coast rail franchise and Sir Beardy gets to resubmit a bid.
Assuming Sir Beardy submits and wins the train line bid, does this impact the likelihood of VS persisting beyond a year with a loss-making LHR-MAN air route as opposed to switching the slots to a long-haul route or Moscow (if VS win the MOW aspect of bmi's carcass) ?
My guess is that there's relatively little overlap between Heathrow and Euston passengers, so minimal impact, but would be interested to hear the thoughts of others...