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UK train operator nationalised by government after 30 years of privatisation (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Armand1@lemmy.world to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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Chiltern Railways’ services became the latest to transition into public ownership on Sunday, marking the sixth train operator to be nationalised by the Government.

The UK’s largest train operator, Govia Thameslink Railway, alongside c2c, Greater Anglia, South Western Railway, and West Midlands Trains, have already been brought into public ownership by the Government.

From December, the Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed that 25 additional daily Chiltern Railways services will be introduced to help tackle "overcrowding", delivering 10,000 extra seats during each weekday. This plan incorporates half-hourly weekday trains running along the Chiltern main line between London and Birmingham, as well as an increase in weekend journeys.

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[–] CumbrianCucumber@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This December it's Great Western Rail! Literally anything would be an improvement over what rail's been since COVID!

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Funny you should bring that up, as that’s why the railways were effectively nationalised in 2020. This is the paperwork phase.

[–] CumbrianCucumber@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Fantastic, may the paperwork phase bring through some nice improvements!