Britain’s Railway Privatization Was an Abject Failure
Information Author Gareth Dennis, A commuter train waits to leave the station somewhere in London, 18 May 2023. Photo: IMAGO / Pond5 Images Liberalization of the railways has been a key tenet of European transport policy since the early 2000s, with proponents claiming that competition results in improved service quality and increased ridership. This is an instantly disprovable statement given that ridership was already on the rise across Europe prior to, rather than after, liberalization efforts, suggesting other effects are at play.Gareth Dennis is an award-winning railway engineer and writer. He is the author of the internationally bestselling book How The Railways Will Fix the Future and co-founder of the Campaign for Level Boarding.On the other hand, the…
