National Express's anticipated acquisition of the Thameslink and Great Northern rail franchise; Competition Commission invites evidence.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-5 August 2005-UK Government: National Express's anticipated acquisition of the Thameslink and Great Northern rail franchise; Competition Commission invites evidence(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05082005 The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the anticipated acquisition by National Express Group plc (NEG) of the Thameslink and Great Northern (TGN) rail franchise to the Competition Commission (CC).

The CC has been asked to consider whether the acquisition may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition (SLC) within any market or markets in the UK. The OFT believes that an SLC may be expected to result in the supply of rail passenger services between Central London and Gatwick. NEG currently operates the...