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Rail Franchising - The Future
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RE: Rail Franchising - The Future
(03/10/2012 11:56)wirralbus Wrote: Renationalisation will be more costly and even more time consuming than the present position we have , we have to look at saving money , not draining more of it down the drain on a changeover from private to nationalised . Err, where did you get that from?? Fact; the like for like costs of running the national railway network since privatisation is 50% MORE expensive that British Rail managed on in the 1980's. Even John Major has long admitted that they got it worng. (Source HoC Transport SElect Committee Reports ad nauseum) FACT; If nationalised, the 'profit' being creamed-off by Stagecoach, First etc. would be available for re-investment/tax cuts/jobs etc. rather than going as dividends. FACT; around 50% (source Audit Commission) of dividends/surpluses leave our shores for Franch, Netherlands, Germany etc and thus are not directly available for re-investment in UK Plc. No brainer really. |
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