Mon, 20 Jan 2025

Rail nationalisation not a silver bullet, says Labour

The Transport Secretary says taking operators into public ownership doesn't guarantee good service.

* Cancellations on state-run Northern railway at over 10%
* Public ownership under Conservative government in 2020 has failed to improve performance
* Alexander to hold operators' "feet to the fire" over improvement plan
* Great British Railways to be developed as one integrated team for rail system across England, Wales and Scotland
* Priorities include reforming fares and ticketing, publishing station performance data, and more trials of pay-as-you-go systems.
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