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It wasn't a picture of efficiency when the state ran it.

Privatisation didn't deliver what it promised.

Customer satisfaction is the second highest in Europe.

The number of journeys has increased by 128%.

The average real-terms increase in fares has been lower than under British Rail.

We now have the safest railways in Europe [1].

The amount of investment has gone up nine-fold. [2]

What hasn't happened is stopping politicians meddling with it, this was a problem before and continues to be.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/jul/25/how-sa...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_the_privatisation_of...

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