Andy Burnham has called for 'full nationalisation' of the railways as he backs a union campaign demanding investment in the industry to improve services. The Greater Manchester mayor spoke in support of the Invest in Rail campaign by train drivers' union ASLEF at the People's History Museum today (May 11).
The campaign, which was first launched in January, calls more investment in rail infrastructure, better train services and a railway network fit for the future. But the Labour mayor went further, saying the railways should be nationalised.
He said: "As far as I'm concerned, we need to go towards full nationalisation and then regional devolution. That has got to be our call – invest in this industry.
