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Rail union leaders called yesterday for an investigation into a profiteer operating Scotland’s rail franchise and its bids for others in East Anglia and northern England.
Dutch state railway subsidiary Abellio won the franchise for Scotrail in a controversial decision by the Scottish Parliament in October 2014.
This week it was revealed that the chief executive of Dutch railways has resigned amid reports of dawn raids by police.
Amsterdam is now questioning how the company and some senior Abellio officials have been operating.
Rail union RMT has written to the British and Scottish governments calling for a full inquiry into Abellio’s involvement in Scotrail and its bids for the Northern and Greater Anglia franchises.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said there was a clear need to see that “there was nothing irregular with the award of the Scotrail franchise to Abellio” or its bids for the other two.
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Tory Transport Minister Robert Goodwill laid bare yesterday his plans to forever prevent a repeat of the East Coast rail public ownership success — across the whole of Europe.
Buried in a written statement issued by Mr Goodwill was an update on discussions over the EU’s Fourth Railway Package — proposed laws on the deregulation of railways across the EU.
“The key outstanding sticking point is the question of when a public authority should be able to decide not to hold a competition for a rail contract and instead make a direct award to their chosen train operator,” wrote Mr Goodwill.
But the Tory minister’s proposal to make competition a legal requirement would make it impossible to take railways into public ownership when franchises with profiteers expired.
A Survation poll before the general election showed 63 per cent support for publicly run railways.
Britain is one of seven EU member states where rail is run by the private sector, but Mr Goodwill is also supporting proposals in the package enforce compulsory competition in all 28 EU countries.
“I intend to underline the success of liberalisation and competition in revitalising the UK railway market over the past 20 years and to argue that competition is vital for a competitive and sustainable railway sector,” his statement said.
Labour MEP Lucy Anderson is leading opposition to privatisation plans in the Fourth Railway Package in the European Parliament.
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Rail union leaders called yesterday for an investigation into a profiteer operating Scotland’s rail franchise and its bids for others in East Anglia and northern England.
Dutch state railway subsidiary Abellio won the franchise for Scotrail in a controversial decision by the Scottish Parliament in October 2014.
This week it was revealed that the chief executive of Dutch railways has resigned amid reports of dawn raids by police.
Amsterdam is now questioning how the company and some senior Abellio officials have been operating.
Rail union RMT has written to the British and Scottish governments calling for a full inquiry into Abellio’s involvement in Scotrail and its bids for the Northern and Greater Anglia franchises.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said there was a clear need to see that “there was nothing irregular with the award of the Scotrail franchise to Abellio” or its bids for the other two.
And here:
Tory Transport Minister Robert Goodwill laid bare yesterday his plans to forever prevent a repeat of the East Coast rail public ownership success — across the whole of Europe.
Buried in a written statement issued by Mr Goodwill was an update on discussions over the EU’s Fourth Railway Package — proposed laws on the deregulation of railways across the EU.
“The key outstanding sticking point is the question of when a public authority should be able to decide not to hold a competition for a rail contract and instead make a direct award to their chosen train operator,” wrote Mr Goodwill.
But the Tory minister’s proposal to make competition a legal requirement would make it impossible to take railways into public ownership when franchises with profiteers expired.
A Survation poll before the general election showed 63 per cent support for publicly run railways.
Britain is one of seven EU member states where rail is run by the private sector, but Mr Goodwill is also supporting proposals in the package enforce compulsory competition in all 28 EU countries.
“I intend to underline the success of liberalisation and competition in revitalising the UK railway market over the past 20 years and to argue that competition is vital for a competitive and sustainable railway sector,” his statement said.
Labour MEP Lucy Anderson is leading opposition to privatisation plans in the Fourth Railway Package in the European Parliament.
The Morning Star is like RT. Criticise it all you like. But only if your own media are better at covering the same stories and issues.
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