According to Dean Finch, the person who took in charge of the running of the rail and bus operator in February expressed that he is yet to ask formally the new Government that the company might be permitted to hold for the bid for the new train franchises.

Further with the administration of Labor had warned the National Express to bar the new rail bids after it turned out on the £1.4bn East Coast contract last year.

Further Mr. Finch added that it depends on the looks of the new franchising model embracing the coalition Government's evaluation on the current system. Many operators are going through a vague and troubled time in rail at present.

Moving ahead, Mr. Finch added that he is interested in more flexible model instead of the one which is rarely managed by the civil servants. He also expressed that it isn't required for the officials in Whitehall to specify where the bike rack goes at York station.

Mr Finch, who had disclosed the National Express pre-close trading avowal for the half-year, had received no assurances from the new Government regarding the group to be embraced as a new entrant. However the company has, been permitted to stay with the C2C and East Anglia train services, while the minister's evaluation of the franchise system.