"The failures of British railways since their privatisation in the 1990s have become increasingly evident: rising fares, delays and corporate collapses. Last year, the government announced reform plans to address the fragmentation of the franchise-based system and create a single body that is responsible for the railways of Great Britain. However, unions, campaigners and the majority of the public want to go even further, with mass support for public ownership, which is already happening in the devolved administrations of Wales and Scotland."

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