East Japan Railway enters UK market with West Midlands franchise win

The West Midlands Trains Ltd consortium of Abellio, East Japan Railway and Mitsui & Co has been named preferred bidder for the West Midlands franchise.

UK: The West Midlands Trains Ltd consortium led by the Abellio subsidiary of Dutch national operator NS (70·1%) and the JREM Train 50:50 joint venture of East Japan Railway and Mitsui & Co (29·9%) was named preferred bidder for the West Midlands franchise by the Department for Transport on August ...

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