First Great Eastern - Took the government to court? | Failed Franchises #9: FGE??

Hello & welcome to the ninth 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 I'm looking at First Great Eastern, a short lived company that some of you may not have even heard of! In there 7 years of existence, did they do enough to be considered a failed franchise?

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