2018-2021 UK rail passengers faced 1M min delays, 14,344 cancellations due to signal failures; Liberal Democrats demand fare freeze, Labour pledges rail renationalization.
Since 2018, UK rail passengers have faced nearly a million minutes of delays due to signal failures, leading to 10,078 partial and 4,266 full cancellations, equivalent to 686 days. The Liberal Democrats demand a rail fare freeze and urge the creation of a new public body to unify the railway network. Labour pledges to renationalize railways, gradually bringing private operators under public ownership over five years.
August 11, 2024
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