When I worked for British Rail back in the 1070's, we had an integrated system... B.R. owned all rail track, everything...
The guys who worked on the tracks, the station folks, the ticket offices, the train crews, all belonged to the same big "rail family". Staff were mostly enthusiastic, proud of rail traditions, we even had "mutual improvement classes" run by volunteers with a quiz to improve knowledge of the safety rules and regulations, etc.
I hate the way our public bodies have been privatised, asset stripped, for short term treasury cash injections.
We have sold off our water, power, etc, often to foreign businesses, we have a Chinese firm building our new nuclear power plant! Even our "National Health Service" Covid track and trace is run by a profit making private business...
Still, now with Brexit just a few weeks away, we will soon be experiencing an amazing new rebirth and glory... And if you believe that, you will believe anything...