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What is open access rail?
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Not all rail services are specified by government and awarded through competitions – find out about how communities can do it themselves.
About co-operatives
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Co-ops have been successful in sectors from retail to housing, energy to telecoms. It’s just a smarter way to do business. Find out more.
“In an age where community involvement and partnerships with civil society are increasingly being recognized as indispensable, there is clearly a growing potential for cooperative development and renewal worldwide.”
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, September 2017
We’re part of an international movement of businesses following seven core principles: open membership, one member one vote, fair and equitable use of capital, autonomy, education and sustainable development. Find out more at Co-operatives UK, and the International Co-operative Alliance.