Open Access Crisis: Great British Railways and East Coast Main Line under threat. Network Rail warns of December timetable crisis, with billions of taxpayers' money under threat. But @railandroad is betraying the public and backing the private companies.

RT @We_OwnIt: Great British Railways is being put at risk by predatory private train operators. They want to rob it of revenue, overcrowd o….

🚨 We demand an urgent moratorium on 'open access' contracts, which waste hundreds of millions per year of public money. @railandroad is ignoring the economic threats and this is @Heidi_Labour's last chance to protect the future of Great British Railways

RT @We_OwnIt: 🚨8 in 10 of us back full public ownership of rail. And the government is working on delivering it. But @railandroad is sti….

RT @bringbackBR: 📢 Read our letter to @Heidi_Labour demanding urgent action to stop @RailandRoad awarding new contracts to private companie….

RT @moloney4AGS: NYC’s fare-free bus pilot showed 12% faster trip times due to quicker boarding and reduced dwell time. The largest increas….

See this briefing from @RMTunion for more examples of @FirstGroupplc hypocrisy, explaining how it exploits the system to rob the taxpayer:

Above ref from Great Western Railway's objection to a 2022 open access application by Grand Union Trains. (p 28). The application was successful, but First Group bought out the company two years later, to run it in competition with its own operators!

.@FirstGroupplc is claiming that private 'open access' rail services add value to the UK economy. But they don't even believe their own fantasy economics. Objecting to an open access application, First's own company @GWRHelp has said it causes 'severe damage' to public money.

Above extract from @RAIL magazine, which is highly recommended for detailed coverage of the open access crisis.

⚠️ The economic damage caused by open access is worse now than ever. Between 2007 and 2021, publicly-owned operator LNER would have had 82% of open access revenue. From 2022, this rose to above 90%. Source: 'Impact of Open Access on LNER' report, concealed by @transportgovuk

RT @TransportActio2: The Government has decided not to challenge the Court of Appeal judgement. That means the case is finally over and w….

RT @flowergirl_lon: Hi 👋🏻 @RailDeliveryGrp you don’t write laws. You cannot make things up for the sake of your TOC members to avoid being….

The @RailDeliveryGrp is completely unregulated and yet in charge of most cross-sector services and vital tech for rail accessibility. Last week, we reported them to the @EHRC for developing accessibility services outside equality duties and without consultation.

RT @Doug_Paulley: Hey @RailDeliveryGrp.If you're considering writing a framework for assistance failure redress compensation, be aware: .an….

RT @TransportActio2: "Labour committed in its manifesto to increase rail freight to reduce congestion, improve road safety and journey reli….

RT @bringbackBR: We need an immediate moratorium on open access applications!🚆. When East Coast was in public ownership from 2009-2015 it r….

⚠️ Any journalists covering open access today must be aware of the serious warnings of timetable crisis on the East Coast Main Line. This doc from @networkrail is crucial, explaining how open access is blocking timetable integration across the network

@railandroad .@railandroad's economic duties are completely unbalanced in favour of private companies. It even has to avoid telling the truth about this in public, in case it is later brought up in a legal challenge! . @Heidi_Labour @NAOorguk @CommonsPAC @TransportCttee intervention is URGENT.

RT @ABCommuters: Note @railandroad carefully spells out that the decision was made for timetabling benefits, not economic ones. That's not….

Note @railandroad carefully spells out that the decision was made for timetabling benefits, not economic ones. That's nothing but a legal disclaimer for private companies - the truth is that ORR's economic duties are not fit for purpose, threatening billions of public money.