EXPLAINED: How Labour will fix Britain’s railways 🚆👇

A good policy, and a good video.

Then do water (ideally do water first), then energy, then mail

I think you’ll screw it up. I think government is renowned for being inefficient and massively overspending. Making videos, saying nice words is easy but actually delivering is where you fail almost every time. The NHS I assume is run by experts? Is that highly efficient? No

How do these 5 things stop trains getting cancelled and delayed? And I can already get a Best Price Guarantee from @thetrainline

Train leasing companies have become a risk-free gravy-train for shareholders that is a major cause of astronomical ticket prices. They need to be nationalised first.

Opponents are spitting feathers. @UKLabour are putting Rail,Transport, and Energy into Public Ownership.......NOT NATIONALISATION!. Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh confirmed that a labour government would bring the railways into public ownership. She stated that during its first term in government, it would: Deliver a new Railways Act in the first King’s Speech to create a unified, publicly owned, accountable Great British Railways, which will put the passenger first and be led by rail experts. Complete the transition to public ownership by folding existing private passenger rail contracts into the new body as they expire, without the taxpayer paying a penny in compensation costs. Support successful open access and freight operators to continue to deliver and set clear objectives and targets for passenger services and freight growth. Establish a powerful new passenger watchdog, the Passenger Standards Authority, to hold Great British Railways to account on behalf of passengers. Deliver a best-price ticket guarantee for passengers. An integrated, digital ticketing is rolled out across the rail network. Deliver significant savings to the taxpayer by eliminating fragmentation, waste, and unnecessary bureaucracy. Give devolved leaders a statutory role in the rail network, allowing decisions about the railways to be taken closer to the communities they serve. How Labour will set high standards on our railways A Labour government will set the strategy for Great British Rail to make sure it delivers for passengers against our six key objectives: 1. Reliable – so that people can have confidence in their journey, whether it’s a one-off trip or their daily commute. 2. Affordable – so that prices are kept, wherever possible, at a point that works for both passengers and taxpayers. 3. Efficient – so that people know that their journey will be as straightforward as possible, from booking to travel, and to provide better value for the travelling public and taxpayer alike. 4. Quality – so that passengers have the service experience, they have a right to expect. 5. Accessible – so that our railways are available for everyone to use. 6. Safe – so that people don’t worry about their safety on the railway and are not in fear of accidents or crime while travelling. We will establish a powerful new passenger watchdog – the Passenger Standards Authority – to independently monitor standards and champion improvement in service performance against these measures.

Bets on the government penning franchise extensions before the next election to scupper this plan?

I like these new explainer videos.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣get in the bin.

If it is to be believed (and there’s good reason not to). Then It’s exciting to see a step in the right direction