Commenting on news that the publicly owned company that operates the East Coast Main line has returned £208.7 million to taxpayers, Caroline said:

“Whereas other train companies are making profits that go to shareholders – often publicly owned rail companies overseas – East Coast is delivering millions back to the taxpayer.  Given that privatisation has been such a disaster, the question isn’t just “’Why is the Government determined to re-privatise East Coast?”  It’s “Why can’t we bring the whole rail network back into public hands?’”