U.K. Orders Rethink of Privatized Railway After Summer Meltdown
- Review led by ex-BA chief may mull case for re-nationalization
- Move comes as lack of leadership blamed for timetabling havoc
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Britain will rethink its rail strategy after a summer of travel chaos in what the Department for Transport said will be the most sweeping review since privatization in the 1990s.
The main aim of the plan will be “bringing track and train closer together to reduce disruption and improve accountability,” Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said in a statement Thursday after a study blamed a lack of leadership in government and industry for the scheduling meltdown.