Hello & welcome to the fifteenth episode of Failed Franchises. In this series I look at train companies that have failed at their franchise agreements or have been criticised by passengers & industry alike. Today is the third episode of my mini series on the East Coast Mainline and its operators. Today I am looking at East Coast and discuss whether or not EC should be classed as a failed franchise.

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