can anyone explain the effects that British Rail had before and after being privatised?

Answer 1

As I remember, the trains were older and dirtier, but there were actually staff at the stations. You could put your bike in the guards van as well. And the last train from Brighton to Worthing was 1.20 am. Now its something stupid like 11.10 pm.

Answer 2

The trains were older, the system was slower (ie journeys took longer) but you always got to your destination. There was always staff to assist at stations and there wasn't the constant threat of strike action. Profits were not the be all and end all as they are today.

Nowadays trains ae better and the track are better, but they were in a shoddy condition because of the privatisation in the first place. Track maintenance was contracted out, so was done on the cheap and was poorly done, leading to accidents such as Paddington train crash. Priavte companies hiked up ticket prices as profits are all they care about. Differences in pay between the different companies led to increased strike action, as we have seen many times.

Its only in the last couple of years with the rail network being semi-renationalised in the form of the not-for-profit Network Rail that the railways are beginning to improve. Hopefully we will have full renationalisation in the future

Answer 3

British Rail was running well, and the Privatisation has not worked at all well.... within 10-15 years.. there will be a British Rail Mk2...
(and all the better for it...)

Answer 4

In the days of nationalisation the staff could not care a toss, the service was crap , no one cared whether the trains ran at all because all the people got paid whatever happened (recognise the phenomena.)
Know adays the trains broadly run on time you get service and if slightly astute good fare deals

No comparison

Stone Age v 25th C