Emeritus Prof Christopher May
Having listened to friends' endless stories about delayed trains, truncated journeys, overcrowded carriages & a general dismal service on the West Coat Line... I now would never consider using the train for any journey (and as such have given up even thinking of going down to #London).
If I wasn't retired & having to travel for #work, then I would defiantly be favouring my car (again).
If we are ever going to achieve a #greentransition then the chaos on the #railways has to be resolved!
Normal for '24 😷🇪🇺🍸
Every single privatisation:
Turn a natural monopoly into an artificial market. Quick win incentives to first investors. Fail to regulate or control the artificial market. Instead of investing in infrastructure, the private companies sell out to foreign investors, who borrow debt to give to execs and shareholders. Then want the customers to pay for the infrastructure upgrades. Gov props up failure. Worse, expensive service for more gov cost.
It's a long con.
Emeritus Prof Christopher May
Yup, we're on the same page
Russ Cheshire
@ChrisMayLA6 It occurs to me that the railway system is not being used as a method of allowing people to travel quickly & efficiently for their own aims, but is seen mainly as a way of providing transit for employees to fulfil the requirements of their employers. As with other privatised services, the issue of affordability is ignored: the return to shareholders is all that matters.
Public transport must, I suggest, become just that: transport for the public.
And that means re-nationalisation.
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