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> Would you want your local (almost certainly public) transit operator to take over your electric service? I would love Transport for London to take over elect
by peteretep 7y ago
> Would you want your local (almost certainly public) transit operator to take over your electric service?
I would love Transport for London to take over electric and water and internet provision in London, yep. And I feel like most everyone in the UK would prefer the trains to be renationalised.
- vixen99 7y agoAs I understand it, re-nationalization of the railways cannot be undertaken while Britain is still in the European Union given its objective of 'Opening up national freight and passenger markets to cross-border competition'. The EU railway directive (2012) "separating management of railway operation and infrastructure from the provision of railway transport services, separation of accounts being compulsory and organizational or institutional separation being optional.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_European_Railway_Directive_2012 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_European_Railway_Direct...
- peteretep 7y agoAs long as they keep Network Rail separate, rolling up the operators who make up National Rail should be fine