Re:More emphasis on trains in Europe to replace flights
by thu2111 on Sunday February 16, 2020 @07:43AM
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Yes, rail in the UK was significantly worse before.
If you look at ridership graphs for the UK they were in decline for decades. There was no investment because governments thought the railways had no future. Once privatised, ridership turned around and started growing again. Now there's lots of investment again. Usage figures show the story. UK rail is btw no worse than Germany. Look at data, not anecdotes. Or if you must use anecdotes:
Railways have trouble with reliability in most countries that aren't Switzerland (which has 2x large subsidies).
You seem to believe only ideological people could possibly believe rail is better privatised. It's the other way around. Look at the quote from the leader of one of the rail unions in the UK. He praised privatisation. It's ideology to deny the turnaround so clear in the data.
If you look at ridership graphs for the UK they were in decline for decades. There was no investment because governments thought the railways had no future. Once privatised, ridership turned around and started growing again. Now there's lots of investment again. Usage figures show the story. UK rail is btw no worse than Germany. Look at data, not anecdotes. Or if you must use anecdotes:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/...
Railways have trouble with reliability in most countries that aren't Switzerland (which has 2x large subsidies).
You seem to believe only ideological people could possibly believe rail is better privatised. It's the other way around. Look at the quote from the leader of one of the rail unions in the UK. He praised privatisation. It's ideology to deny the turnaround so clear in the data.