I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
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I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
AFAIK the main issue with domestic flights is that they are connecting with international flights, these cannot easily be replaced by train journies.
I suspect that would be a selling point of any Estuary project, but by the time of completion the promise would be conveniently forgotten.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
And therein lies one of the big problems in gaining public acceptance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
A good point. But I still feel there could be some reduction in capacity. The trouble is that to do so would be construed as going against market forces.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
But aren't we doing this anyway with HS2?Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
In what sense — building something for which there is no market, or seeking to reduce domestic flights?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
A fast, and efficient railway is beneficial for the economy as a whole.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bolton Midnight
The biggest problem since privatisation has been that the railway industry has become too fragmented. Too many organisations have become involved and it has resulted in an inefficient railway. The truth is British Rail ran one of the most efficient railways in Europe and now we have one of the least efficient, yet it is still paid for by the tax payer.
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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow
So the companies running the railways in the UK are subsidized by taxpayers? How is that privatization?
Up until 1994 British Rail wasn't just subsidized by taxpayers but vicariously owned by them. It was government owned and then sold into private hands; thus privatization.Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonyvop