Chaos on the railways entirely predictable

The debacle with new railway timetables is entirely of the Tory government’s own making (Report, 6 June).It’s been obvious for years that the franchising system is both dysfunctional and has destroyed the operational economies of scale that were an essential part of the British Rail integrated network.What is truly alarming is the escalating cost of propping up the failing franchises, now in the billions and possibly about to rise yet further if GTR and Northern collapse.