We're out - what effect will it have on transport?

[Nortube]

Now that it's all over and the country voted to leave, what effect will it have on the transport system?

Presumably very little, if any, to start with, but what about long term?

If memory serves me correctly, any firms putting out tenders had to put the tender out to all EC firms, rather than just the UK or whoever they wanted. This may well have led to the loss of complete train / tube building in the tradition places such as Birmingham, with the introduction of what was in effect just an assembly line putting imported parts together. E.g, Alstom imported the 96 and 95 stock bodies from Spain.

No longer part of the EC, companies would be free to go wherever they want. However I suspect that little will change and companies will obviously still go for the cheaper option and still put tenders out to everywhere. As the UK no longer seems to be able to manufacture or grow much for itself these days, and companies generally seem to be run by everyone except the UK, I suspect that the UK and its transport systems will still continue on its downward path, with or without the EC.

[railtechnician]

I was keen for the UK to leave the EU long before DC decided to call a referendum, once it was called I spent hours encouraging #Brexit preferring to see £taxpayer's billions spent on real trains and not the EU gravy train.

I don't think we really yet know how UK railways will be affected but I do believe that they should be back in public ownership along with the buses, utilities and vital industries rather than making lots of money for shareholders.

Of course we have to consider that Scotland is now looking for independence and Northern Ireland may choose to become part of a united island of Ireland once again so perhaps investment should be concentrated in England and Wales possibly including a modern equivalent of Hadrian's Wall incorporating an East-West coast to coast new sightseeing line!

Seriously, there are many questions regarding transport, utilities and particularly the manufacturing capability of the UK which has been run down continually since 1914 when it ceased to be the biggest shipbuilder in the world. Once the world leader in industry Britain has little left and really needs to rebuild a manufacturing base once more. I do believe that foreign ownership of public transportation and utilities should be outlawed.

Tried, tested and proven technology is never the cheapest option and £billions have been wasted by those who believe buying cheap is a good solution to a need. One gets what one pays for, today's throwaway world is not good for the environment and by now the heavy industry that we once had in abundance could have still been around albeit updated to make endlessly recyclable products. I would like to think that as Britain disengages itself from the EU it invests in such industry rather than banking and insurance as it has for the last two decades or so. As we have already seen so called 'growth' and the 'fifth largest economy in the world' are worthless measures of the productivity and output of Britain as they can vanish overnight just as they did yesterday in a few short hours. It seems that the push to combat global warming was a major factor in running down UK manufacturing and what little remains is dominated by foreign investment and control. Now that we have chosen to regain control of our country we need to elect a government that will make it great again, one that will properly plan for the future and wisely invest in new transport infrastructure (I believe HS2 to be a complete waste of money) including home based manufacture of all that is required. However, I expect the only way to achieve that efficiently would be to have politicians of all persuasions working towards one vision of a better Britain for all its citizens.