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Greater Anglia boss hoping for "earned autonomy" from DfT as public ownership looms


30/04/2025 in News

Greater Anglia's Managing Director, Martin Beable. GREATER ANGLIA.

“I think direction of travel is likely to be ‘earned autonomy gives better results’. I hope that’s the way things are going.”




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  • Stu Anderson - 30/04/2025 13:29

    I think direction of travel is likely to be ‘earned autonomy gives better results’. I hope that’s the way things are going.” so what he's saying leave private operators to make the decision on what services, go where at what time...... Because that's worked over the last 28 years hasn't it.............. At the moment they are told what services to run... but if privare operators are given "earned autonomy" they'll do what what bus companies do now... a service with maybe 2 passengers or no passengers.... Cut the service....... a route not making money... cut the route..... This is why earned autonomy is a bad idea... private companies will only do what's right for their CEO's and shareholders not what is right for the public... and if you believe them when they tell you "everything we do is for the public" then you have been scammed... It is a total lie... We've seen over the years what can go wrong.... Open access operators there is an incentive whether the train is full or empty... there is no incentive for a private company to self govern, look at the water companies, that's what happens you allow private companies to be I think direction of travel is likely to be autonomonous. Look at the post office scandal that's what happens when you allow a company to only answer to themselves... They overweald there powers... That is the biggest load of horse manure i've ever heard.

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