On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:06:02 -0700, John B wrote:



The only thing I can think of which is even vaguely relevant is the
obligation for national rail operators to account for track and train
operations separately (note: not the same thing as operating them
separately), in order to allow fair pricing for international rail
flows.

The other thing is that open access operators have to be allowed
access to domestic networks. EWS, for example, have an arm of their
company operating domestic freight services in France (despite the
best efforts of the French to make it as difficult as possible,
surprise, surprise).

The OP is talking rubbish.

Bob Crow is nothing but a cynical opportunist. Notice that despite him
always mouthing off about safety he's not said a lot about the Virgin
crash at Grayrigg... Wonder why that might be.