Since the Conservative Party privatised the railways, travelling by train has become more expensive and more miserable. If we were in government, the Greens would renationalise the railways and get them providing real public transport again, at affordable prices.

In London, an integrated and affordable public transport system is vital for commuters and everyone who lives in London. In this election, I’ve pledged to cut fares, organise buses better, and build more tram lines. I’ll also link up existing lines to create a full orbital rail ring around London, so that outer boroughs are better linked together, and so that not all people travelling through London by train have to come into the centre and catch the tube between the mainline stations. This will do a lot to help congestion on commuter routes and on the tube during rush hour.

We’re also keen to bring many of the mainline rail franchises serving commuters under the control of Transport for London. We now have ‘London Overground’ providing more services and getting better stations thanks to this process, and we’ll build on this to create a much bigger and better overground system as fast as we can.