Thames Water urges high court to accept restructuring plan Energy Thames Water has urged the High Court to accept its £3bn restructuring plan in a bid to avoid renationalisation. The company said today that over 75 per cent of creditors have backed the restructuring, and cited a new report claiming that no creditors will be worse off as a result of the plan. In October, [...]
South Western Railway, C2C and Greater Anglia to be nationalised in 2025 Transport and infrastructure SWR will come under state ownership in May, followed by C2C and Greater Anglia in July and autumn 2025, respectively.
New £1bn South Western Railway fleet to launch after just five years of delay Transport and infrastructure The Arterio trains are five years behind schedule due to a protracted dispute with unions over its safety, and a number of seperate faults.
King’s Speech: Labour outlines plan to nationalise rail operators July 17, 2024 King Charles said the new government would improve the railways by establishing Great British Railways and bringing rail operators into public ownership.
Labour’s rail nationalisation is a misdiagnosis. More state intervention can’t be the cure April 29, 2024 Labour's plans to renationalise Britain's rail network have been touted as the "biggest reform of our railways in a generation." But will it change much?
Political scraps over public or private ownership are a distraction to solving Britain’s railway woes April 22, 2024 Delays, cancellations and strikes - the UK's railways are in a mess. But both parties' solutions for fixing the nation's rail network are flawed, argues Guy Taylor