Claim: Our railways cost 40% more to run than others in Europe.
Fact-check: Britain's privatised rail: 40% too expensive? - Full Fact
Verdict: research carried out for the government has shown a 40% cost-efficiency gap between britain and four european nations. but it's now quite dead.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2015-08-12T00:00:00