Labour has promised to renationalise nearly all passenger rail services within five years if it wins the next election.
It says a new public body would inherit existing contracts when they expire, taking on responsibility for running services.
It is also promising automatic refunds for train delays, and better internet connection on trains.
It is also promising automatic refunds for train delays, and better internet connection on trains.
He said Labour doesn’t have a “plan to pay for the bill attached to their rail nationalisation”, arguing it would eventually lead to tax rises.
Responsibility for running train services was handed to private companies during the 1990s, since when there has been a boom in rail usage since the days of British Rail.
But they have faced heavy criticism over fares and reliability, with critics saying it has led to an inefficient and fragmented system that has failed passengers.
The word “nationalisation” doesn’t appear in Labour’s plan, but that is what it in effect amounts to.
Labour has promised to renationalise nearly all passenger rail services within five years if it wins the next election.
It is also promising automatic refunds for train delays, and better internet connection on trains.
It says a new public body would inherit existing contracts when they expire, taking on responsibility for running services.
He said Labour doesn’t have a “plan to pay for the bill attached to their rail nationalisation”, arguing it would eventually lead to tax rises.
It is also promising automatic refunds for train delays, and better internet connection on trains.
It is also promising automatic refunds for train delays, and better internet connection on trains.
He said Labour doesn’t have a “plan to pay for the bill attached to their rail nationalisation”, arguing it would eventually lead to tax rises.
Responsibility for running train services was handed to private companies during the 1990s, since when there has been a boom in rail usage since the days of British Rail.
But they have faced heavy criticism over fares and reliability, with critics saying it has led to an inefficient and fragmented system that has failed passengers.
The word “nationalisation” doesn’t appear in Labour’s plan, but that is what it in effect amounts to.
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