Just to get a few facts straight almost 97p in every £1 from fares goes back into running services (including salaries). I hardly look at a 3% return on investment being 'excessive profit'.
IF we wish to lower fares THEN it means low-waged shelf stackers in Hull subsidising Stock Brokers who commute into the city from Guildford.
The main problem with the railways relates to infrastructure which being run by Railtrack is in fact the only 'nationalised' bit of the system!
Incidentally RMT appear to be another group of tax-dodgers:- [B]The union made a
£5.1million profit from shares last year but its accounts show it paid zero corporation tax[/B]
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5248629/rmt-union-behind-new-year-railw-walkouts-paid-no-tax-on-5-1million-profit/ which is no doubt how they can afford to make donations to
Eight Shadow Cabinet Ministers