Reply to post: Evidently you don't remember what an execrable mess the railways were under state ownership.

That thing we do in the UK? Should be ILLEGAL in the US, moans ex-State monopoly BT

P. Lee

Evidently you don't remember what an execrable mess the railways were under state ownership.

True.

All I remember is that the trip into London didn't cost almost 1GBP/mile, took 35 minutes rather than 75 minutes and was available outside peak times with relative frequency.

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