National Express trains wait at the platform at King's Cross station in London July 1, 2009. National Express is to hand the East Coast rail line back to the government after the recession hit its business plan for the route. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN TRANSPORT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS POLITICS)

A National Express East Coast line train arrives at King's Cross station in London July 1, 2009. National Express is to hand the East Coast rail line back to the government after the recession hit its business plan for the route. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORT TRAVEL)

A National Express East Coast line train sits by the platform at Waverley Station in Edinburgh, Scotland July 1, 2009. British transport operator National Express is to hand a major rail franchise back to the government, after the recession hit its business plan for loss-making London to Edinburgh trains. REUTERS/David Moir (BRITAIN TRANSPORT BUSINESS POLITICS)

A sign displaying the stops is seen in the window of a National Express East Coast line train at Waverley Station in Edinburgh, Scotland July 1, 2009. British transport operator National Express is to hand a major rail franchise back to the government, after the recession hit its business plan for loss-making London to Edinburgh trains. REUTERS/David Moir (BRITAIN POLITICS BUSINESS TRANSPORT TRAVEL)

A worker clears away rubbish on a National Express East Coast line train at Waverley Station in Edinburgh, Scotland July 1, 2009. British transport operator National Express is to hand a major rail franchise back to the government, after the recession hit its business plan for loss-making London to Edinburgh trains. REUTERS/David Moir (BRITAIN TRANSPORT TRAVEL BUSINESS POLITICS)

Passengers walk past a National Express East Coast line train at Waverley Station in Edinburgh, Scotland July 1, 2009. British transport operator National Express is to hand a major rail franchise back to the government, after the recession hit its business plan for loss-making London to Edinburgh trains. REUTERS/David Moir (BRITAIN TRANSPORT TRAVEL BUSINESS POLITICS)

A National Express train exits a tunnel along the East Coast line shortly after leaving King's Cross station in London July 1, 2009. British transport operator National Express is to hand a major rail franchise back to the government, after the recession hit its business plan for loss-making London to Edinburgh trains. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS TRANSPORT TRAVEL)