Corbyn - What colour is the sky on the planet where he lives?

[Graham53]

Yes Railtrack now network rail and east coast now run by virgin

Network Rail is of course a nationalised industry. Necessary because the rail infrastructure needs continuous national maintenance and upgrading in order for train companies to deliver. Railtrack, could not provide this in a million years.


National Express walked away from a major Inter City line, part way through a contract because they were incapable of making a profit even on this line and despite prices increases above inflation. It was taken into public ownership by East Coast which made a profit. Despite this the government gave the franchise to a Stagecoach/Virgin combination. I travel on this line a lot between London and Edinburgh or Newcastle. I can assure you the service is worse under 'Virgin' and the prices are higher.


Of course most of our railways are state owned. Unfortunately it's the German state, the Dutch state and the French State. They are very pleased that the profits they make from us go to subsidise their own national rail networks  :rolleyes

Not quite all it seems
Check the amounts paid by train operators to the DfT
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/marke...s-41m.html


I thought you were pro Europe it is after all their rules that make for foreign ownership of our train services and of course with the EU were powerless to stop it , have read of this from the new statesman
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/201...le-were-eu