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Shadow transport secretary Mary Creagh was left in no doubt that members backed renationalisation during the conference rail debate.
She decried the Tories determination to hand publicly run East Coast to their privateer pals — pointing out it will deliver £1 billion in profits to the Treasury by next March.
And Ms Creagh set out Labour’s commitment to allow Britain’s public rail operator to compete with privateers to run lines.
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
Two-hundred years ago, on September 27 1825, the world’s first passenger railway line was opened between Stockton and Darlington. MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, reflects on the history – and the future – of Britain’s railway industry
Our members face daily abuse, being spat at, sometimes even deadly assaults, and employers fail to take the issue seriously despite the increasing danger, writes RMT general secretary EDDIE DEMPSEY