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Originally Posted by Silver Fox Phil
Well I for one have let my views known on other threads.
Railways are never meant to be profitable and are an aid to the movement of people and goods that help the bigger ecconomy to benefit. It is my view that they should be re-nationalized to serve the people of this country and should be subsidized.
Get goods and people off the roads and onto the rails at a cost that is realistic. Others in Europe manage the same and have a far superior rail network than the UK could ever dream of! Just where did it all go so wrong for us here, in what was once the world leading authority on railways!
Best wishes
Phil
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Totally agree Phil.
It was reported on the BBC News this morning that the annual rail fare from London to Woking costs in excess of £3,000 and that a similar fare in Italy costs just over £300. Appears to me our European counterparts have got this one right. It's got nothing to do with profit.....has it?
Stuart