And there it is:
>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/transpennine-express-to-be-brought-into-operator-of-last-resort...joining Northern, LNER, and either Southern or Southeastern I always get them mixed up.
...and yet:
>The decision to bring Transpennine Express into the control of the operator of last resort is temporary and it is the government’s full intention that it will return to the private sector.Uh huh. They tried this song and dance while East Coast were 'temporary custodians' of the ECML, which Virgin then promptly fucked up.
