FAILED RAIL FIRM'S £15M GRAVY TRAIN
The Sunday Mirror|May 14, 2023
Shareholders got payouts despite passenger misery
SIMON MURPHY
FAILED RAIL FIRM'S £15M GRAVY TRAIN

SHAREHOLDERS of the company that owns failed rail company TransPennine Express cashed in with a £15million bonanza before the service hit the buffers.

Parent company First Group shelled out the millions in dividends last year while frustrated train passengers were facing delay after delay.

We discovered the gravy train after Transport Secretary Mark Harper said this week the Government will nationalise TransPennine following months of "continuous cancellations".

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