[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Halcyon

All trains should be re-nationalised.

They have been / will be to a point but you'll still get private firms contracted to run the services on behalf of the government.

https://assets.publishing.service.go...n-for-rail.pdf

A new public body, Great British Railways, will run and plan the rail network, own the infrastructure, and receive the fare revenue. It will procure passenger services and set most fares and timetables. This will bring the whole system under single, national leadership with a new brand and identity, built upon the famous double arrow. This will mark the end of a quarter century of fragmentation.

Great British Railways will contract with private partners to operate trains to the timetable and fares it sets, in a similar way to London’s successful Overground service. The contracts will include strong incentives for operators to run high-quality services and increase passenger demand. Contracts will not be one size fits all, so as demand recovers, operators on long-distance routes will have more commercial freedom to help attract new passengers in partnership with Great British Railways. Freight is already a nimble, largely private sector market and will remain so. It will benefit from national co-ordination, new safeguards and a rules-based access system that will help it to grow and thrive.