DarloRich
Veteran Member
I came across an article on the Huffington Post website entitled "Britain's Privatised Rail Network Makes Millions For Foreign State-Owned Train Companies" which makes some interesting reading and i thought i would share it here
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/201...n-companies-revenue_n_8003970.html?1439910687
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/201...n-companies-revenue_n_8003970.html?1439910687
Huffington Post
Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to make Britains railways entirely state-owned and run by a citizens' corporation - dubbed the "People's Railway".
Yet many of Britains rail franchises are already owned and operated by state-owned companies from Germany, the Netherlands and France.
Through a complex web of international subsidiaries, both state-owned and majority state-owned railway companies are operating millions of rail journeys across Britain.
And the profits are flowing back to their countries, funding public transport and spending across Europe.
Here are the top-performing foreign state-owned franchises on Britains rail network
ETC
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