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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by barrkel on Thursday March 21, 2019 @03:27PM (#19456315)
UK network is run by https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Rail and the train operators are on government franchise. More importantly though it's pretty much universally recognised in London that TfL (the tube and overground) is much better and more reliable than the rail companies, and TfL is a government body directly.
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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by rayiner on Thursday March 21, 2019 @03:41PM (#19456431)
In the UK, a government entity owns the rails. But the actual operation of train service is contracted to fully private companies.
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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by dang on Friday March 22, 2019 @02:18AM (#19460028)
No personal attacks, please.
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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by barrkel on Thursday March 28, 2019 @11:03AM (#19512852)
It's hard to tolerate dishonest disagreement, but fair enough.
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