FirstGroup lost around 22% in value today after the Government reversed a deal which would have seen the transport giant run the West Coast franchise.
The u-turn, which was due to significant technical flaws in the handling of the bid process, came just a day after FirstGroup told the City that it hoped to start services on the London to Scotland rail line from December 9.
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