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This highlights something that's amused me for a while about our "privatised" rail system - the private companies are mostly owned by foreign state transport co
by hgomersall 4y ago
This highlights something that's amused me for a while about our "privatised" rail system - the private companies are mostly owned by foreign state transport companies.
- mhh__ 4y agoThe thing is that British (mainly Tory) politicians who believe in privatisation do not care about basically anything other than tax bills or giving contracts to conveniently nepotistic ventures. Sometimes there is nothing wrong with this, but equally we have lost vast amounts of skills within our borders basically because privatisation is aimed at the wrong kind of efficiency.
- karencarits 4y agoThis is also true in Norway, SJ - previously called the Swedish State Railways - is now managing trains several places after the privatisation of the rail system
- djhn 4y agoAnd the Finnish railways (VR) recently acquired a business serving Sweden.