Think tank urges part-privatisation of Network Rail

RailNews.co.uk -The Adam Smith Institute has renewed its campaign for more railway privatisation in a new report which suggests that almost half of Network Rail's assets should be sold to the private sector, allegedly raising 8 billion to reduce NR's public sector debt of some 41 billion. The report, published by the 'free market' Institute, has been written by investment analyst Nigel Hawkins, who advocates that Network Rail should be 'progressively sold down' and HS2 scrapped in favour of more