Arriva wins three-year extension to CrossCountry rail service
Sunderland transport company Arriva has won a three-year contract to continue running the long-distance train operator CrossCountry.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said it will take on the revenue and cost risk associated with the franchise, in line with emergency measures announced last month.
CrossCountry has run trains through England, Scotland and Wales since 2007, with a network…