UK nationalised rolling stock to remain in private hands
Nationalisation is coming to the UK, but not to the whole railway. Some of the most profitable parts of the industry will remain in private hands. The most profitable of all will continue to benefit overseas investors, to the tune of hundreds of millions of pounds. The rolling stock leasing companies will continue to hold the trucks, carriages and locomotives, which raises the question of how their fees will be paid after the railway returns to public ownership.
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