Merseytravel withdraws interest in vertical integration trial

Merseytravel integrated transport authority has dropped its bid to take control of the rail infrastructure on Merseyside in a move which has been interpreted as caving into union opposition to the McNulty review’s recommendations for reducing the cost of the railway.

Merseyside had been expected to become the first pilot of vertical integration on the UK rail network as a result of McNulty’s report. The ITA and its passenger transport executive has been pressing to gain powers over...

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