THE GOVERNMENT has slapped rail franchise Govia with a £23.5m fine over a breach of an agreement relating to High Speed One (HS1).
The penalty notice for the company- run by
It comes after evidence was found that Govia deliberately concealed £25m of taxpayer funding related to HS1, which should have been returned.
"I took decisive action and did not renew the contract with Southeastern following this appalling breach of trust", transport secretary
The £23.5m fine is on top of £64m recovered from LSER in relation to the franchise agreement contraventions.
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