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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 7130M National Express Group PLC 18 July 2014 \n \n\nNational Express Group plc\n \n18 July 2014\n \nCrossrail competition\n \nNational Express Group ('National Express' or 'the Group') notes the announcement by Transport for London ('TfL') concerning the operator selected to run Crossrail services.\n \nA National Express spokesperson said: \"We submitted a strong, customer-focused bid that we believe would have delivered an excellent service and a fair deal for taxpayers. We are naturally disappointed and will be seeking feedback on our bid from TfL.\n \n\"We retain a very positive future in rail in the UK and abroad. We have recently been awarded the 15 year Essex Thameside franchise and have submitted a strong bid to Transport Scotland to operate the ScotRail franchise. In addition we have been shortlisted to operate the Berlin Ringbahn and will begin operating two 15 year rail contracts in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany in December next year.\"\n \nEnquiries\n \nNational Express Group PLC\nStuart Morgan, Head of Investor Relations 07770 701797\nAnthony Vigor, Director of Policy and External Affairs 07767 425822\n \nMaitland (020 7379 5151)\nRebecca Mitchell, Maitland 07951 057351\n \nAbout National Express Group\n \nMore than 800m journeys a year are made worldwide on our train, bus, light ra...