You and Yours on BBC Radio 4 today promises an interview with "the woman who has taken over the East Coast Main Line".
As Eye is unsure whether this refers to Elaine Holt or Karen Boswell he will be listening in.
Tune in at 12:00.
UPDATE: Elaine Holt confirms on-air that there are "no plans to take on any more franchises".
Looks like the Noble Lord's Cross Default threat has been relegated to the pi$$ and wind department.
UPDATE: This from a pedantic Chionanthus virginicus...
I don't wish to be pedantic but Ms Holt actually said
"...there are no plans from my perspective to take in any more train companies..." .
Perhaps there may be others who do have plans...???
It's jolly easy to be clever with Listen Again! Eye stands corrected.