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Originally Posted by Damien
Well Marxism is, again correct me if I am wrong since I am not an expert, essentially communism. The abolishment of private property with the nations resources spread out to 'ensure equality'.
I think it's a bit of a leap to say nationalising the railway is therefore Marxist. You could argue any government ownership if Marxist if that was the case and the term would be useless as a result.
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The railways is not a good example of anything. After WW2 the different companies were seriously struggling to keep going due to the continuous problems and damage to the system in the early 40's. In 1945 the railways were on their knees, it wasn't a case of being run into the ground but keep it running at any cost for the war effort and the companies more or less did that. They were owed millions and were on the brink of bankruptcy which made nationalisation a good solution.
After that lack of Government investment by all parties have left the railways in the state they are now.