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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 1097257" data-attributes="member: 56232">Plus the argument is that private companies will invest more. I live in Birmingham and lots of operators go through New Street. Avanti and GWR tend to have pretty good trains that run on time and seem well maintained. Cross country and west midlands trains though are a whole different matter. Clattering things falling apart and frequently delayed and overcrowded. The contrast is huge and you can see which operators are clearly either fleecing their passengers because there is no alternative or are so poorly run they can&#039;t afford a proper service.I don&#039;t mind buses being private so much as there is more scope to actually compete due to the nature of roads but trains there is no room to compete. If you cannot create a proper competitive market place then it should not be in private hands. It&#039;s what privatisation proponents love to ignore when talking about the benefits of a market. Markets only deliver benefits when there is competition, when that competition is taken away, the companies become wholly unaccountable and will fleece their customers knowing they need to continue using the service.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 1097257, member: 56232"] Plus the argument is that private companies will invest more. I live in Birmingham and lots of operators go through New Street. Avanti and GWR tend to have pretty good trains that run on time and seem well maintained. Cross country and west midlands trains though are a whole different matter. Clattering things falling apart and frequently delayed and overcrowded. The contrast is huge and you can see which operators are clearly either fleecing their passengers because there is no alternative or are so poorly run they can't afford a proper service. I don't mind buses being private so much as there is more scope to actually compete due to the nature of roads but trains there is no room to compete. If you cannot create a proper competitive market place then it should not be in private hands. It's what privatisation proponents love to ignore when talking about the benefits of a market. Markets only deliver benefits when there is competition, when that competition is taken away, the companies become wholly unaccountable and will fleece their customers knowing they need to continue using the service. [/QUOTE]

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