Analysis: will nationalisation best serve rail passengers?

Nationalisation is Labour’s special word for change in the way Britain’s railways are run, but what will it really mean? Howard Johnston investigates.

While the new Labour government has pledged to create Great British Railways and improve the quality of passenger services, will it fundamentally have the money to do all that it wants?

The truth could well emerge in November, when the Office of Rail and Road publishes its annual report on the UK’s railway’s finances.