Southeastern train services have been taken over by the Government today after the franchise holder failed to declare more than £25 million of taxpayer funding.It is one of the busiest networks in Britain, stretching across south-east England includingPassengers are unlikely to see any immediate changes as the trains, timetables and fares will stay the same, and staff will remain in place.
He added that the Government would not accept ‘anything less’ than ‘absolute transparency with taxpayer support’. Anthony Smith, chief executive of passenger watchdog Transport Focus, said: ‘Whoever runs Southeastern, passengers will want a reliable service which delivers on their key priorities: a punctual, reliable, clean train, with enough room to sit and stand, and value for money fares.’It launched London North Eastern Railway in June 2018 and Northern Trains in March last year.
Cat Hobbs, director of public ownership campaign group We Own It, said: ‘Again and again, privatisation is failing our railway and franchises are being brought into public ownership one by one.
That’s just what happens, it’s the nature of government
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