Andy Bowes-Roden = =

I have just read quite the worst take on driverless trains from somewhere I’d expect to understand the tech and the limitations. Genuinely stunned at the lack of understanding and factual inaccuracy.

Lots of misleading stuff about #rail #nationalisation being a disaster (which follows a lot of stuff about it being a panacea), and private operation being a panacea (after years of being told it was a disaster). Neither side is right here. It doesn't matter. What matters...

Great post from Steve here, and the graph makes a telling point. Irrespective of who owns the train operators, performance dips in autumn. Blaming nationalisation for the seasons looks a bit… silly.

I always appreciate it when politicians such as @danielmgmoylan take the time to engage constructively on rail issues. They face huge amounts of vitriol and worse online whatever they say, so a polite discussion is always good.

Getting rather fed up of seeing dogma-led views on public or privatised railway being amazing or awful. Ownership is utterly irrelevant to a railway’s success. Structure, policy and funding are what matter. Take the politics out of the debate and focus on those. #railways