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road users are net contributors to tax revenue, they pay more in duty and taxes than is spent on transport. all transport. ( spending and revenue)

i agree with that, though funny how these lines are drawn at arbitrary points without a lot of consideration why. in the past the rail was the only available form of medium-long distance transportation, so it was built, people used it and its stuck. in the not so distant future a fleet of...

why not state run taxis instead of rail for transport?

would you have thought they would be better at running the service though, higher standards and all that?

i recall the amusing advert. note the detail in there about £4.8bn subsidy in one year. sure there's a case for no profits for running the service, that doesn't mean there will be no annual increases or hide the fact rail is massively subsidised.

here's the question overlooked: if the UK trains are run by european companies, and the rail service those companies run in home nations are superior, how come they have so many problems running our services? other question is a rhetorical one, how much do they actually make from UK rail? last...