Why Labour leapt on board with private open access train providers

The party’s move made it look pro-business, but some say the system makes for inefficient use of our rail networkA direct train from London to Wrexham? The chance to whiz to Scotland for less than £50? Trains run by a firm specialising in a single route, competing to lure customers away from the expensive big operators? What’s not to like?Given the promise of cheaper fares to under-served UK destinations, it is perhaps little wonder that Labour’s plan for a “pragmat