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                                                                   Exhibit 23.1



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Primark Corporation on
Form S-4 of our report dated February 10, 1998, March 30, 1998 as to Note 14,
appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement. 

We also consent to the reference to us under the headings "Selected Financial
Data" and "Experts" in such Prospectus.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, MA
January 26, 1999