If Labour must steam ahead with its plan to renationalise the railways, there’s a few things it must do to make it a success, says Emma Revell

One of the least surprising and most ideologically consistent aspects of Labour’s first year in office has been the impetus behind Great British Railways. The new body, which will oversee and eventually run the majority of passenger rail services in Britain, doesn’t actually exist yet – nor has the government been entirely clear when it will be operational. But seizing control of the railways seems to be one area where Keir Starmer is willing to let his party’s zeal for state ownership out into the open. So far, so predictable.

What is also sadly foreseeable though, are the myriad of ways this new operating model could destroy the only part of our railway network that consistently delivers for customers.

Those of you who regularly travel outside London, say to Manchester and Edinburgh, will know those two journeys can be very........

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