FirstGroup casts Virgin as sore loser

FirstGroup has accused Virgin Rail Group of being a sore loser over the West Coast rail franchise, which the Department of Transport (DfT) has awarded to FirstGroup, noting that Virgin's legal challenge to the selection process came only after Virgin had lost out in its bid to retain the franchise.

FirstGroup has accused Virgin Rail Group of being a sore loser over the West Coast rail franchise, which the Department of Transport (DfT) has awarded to FirstGroup, noting that Virgin's legal challenge to the selection process came only after Virgin had lost out in its bid to retain the franchise.

"We have every confidence in the DfT's process which is rigorous, detailed and fair and in which bids are thoroughly tested. There has been no complaint about

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