Labour warns against possible ‘return to dark days of Railtrack’ as meeting minutes show rail industry leaders exploring utility-style sell-off
Labour has warned against returning to the “dark days of Railtrack” as it emerged that senior rail industry leaders have been exploring the breakup and privatisation of Network Rail.
Freshly published minutes of a November meeting of the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which includes train operators and Network Rail, show that executives discussed privatising the rail infrastructure along the lines of utility firms.
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