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Re:Spain's efficient high-speed trains have transformed peop... by fooker on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @03:47AM (#37995927)
Not everything has to make money, especially public infrastructure.
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Re:Spain's efficient high-speed trains have transformed peop... by diggan on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @04:17AM (#37996140)
Also, a good railway increases profits elsewhere, in addition to fares, as people can cheaply and relatively comfortable cross the country.
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Re:Spain's efficient high-speed trains have transformed peop... by angio on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @06:19AM (#37996963)
Trenitalia has to make money since it's partly a private company.
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Re:Spain's efficient high-speed trains have transformed peop... by fooker on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @12:08PM (#38001187)
If it's critical infrastructure, it'll get nationalized anyway when struggling.
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Re:Spain's efficient high-speed trains have transformed peop... by Innervisio on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @07:53AM (#37997815)
Correct, but Iryo is a private company, although the railway in Spain is publicly maintained i guess by Renfe. So i believe Iryo should make money, specially (as mentioned in another comment below) it's part of Trenitalia. But i'm definitely not an economist.
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Re:Spain's efficient high-speed trains have transformed peop... by unflxw on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @12:20PM (#38001391)
The public railway infrastructure is maintained by Adif [1], which is owned by the Spanish state.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrador_de_Infraestructu...

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