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Commuters at Bolton train station try to stuff themselves into a packed Northern Rail train
THE utter chaos that is Northern Rail’s emergency timetable, after the confusion delivered by its totally shambolic new timetable, ought to be the nail in the coffin of its franchise.
It should illuminate the “exit this way” sign for the franchising system introduced by John Major’s Tory government over two decades ago and for Transport Secretary Chris “Failing” Grayling.
He has presided over the timetable fiasco affecting GTR Southern and Northern, approving the privateers’ plans publicised just a fortnight before they went live.
The HS2 debacle exposes what happens when public infrastructure is handed to private contractors – especially when set against China’s state-led high-speed rail success, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
A just transition to Great British Railways and a clean and safe railway for all is not only desirable but also necessary. MARYAM ESLAMDOUST explains
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work