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Rail renationalisation should reduce delays but may not cut fares, says UK minister

Heidi Alexander leaves 10 Downing Street
Heidi Alexander leaves Downing Street on Tuesday. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

The renationalising of train companies will not necessarily bring cheaper rail fares but should reduce cancellations and late trains, the UK transport secretary has suggested.

South Western Railway is to become the first train operator nationalised under the Labour government, ministers announced on Wednesday. Greater Anglia and C2C will also be brought into public ownership next year.

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