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Originally Posted by towny
Actually, there are fewer railway deaths per year since privatisation than there were under British Rail (e.g Clapham Junction, 1988, killed 35 people). And despite private contractors like Jarvis getting the blame for accidents like the Potters Bar crash, let's not forget that the engineers who work for the private contractors, especially the older and more senior ones, all worked for British Rail as well. A fact unions like the RMT and ASLEF are happy for you not to notice.
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Actually, you might find the following links helpful, as they back up your stance.
http://www.parliament.the-stationery...t/10116w17.htm
http://www.igreens.org.uk/uk_rail_accident_deaths.htm
Mind you, while I realised more people die on the road each year, I didn't realise the difference was 1000s of percent..
Edit: Can't type for toffee..