East Coast Main Line returns £1bn to taxpayers in five years

Dom Browne

05 August 2014

The East Coast Main Line has generated £1bn for taxpayers since 2009 it has emerged, prompting anger over its forthcoming return to private hands under the Department for Transport’s (DfT) franchise arrangement.

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