> Look at the UK's railway lines, some of them have been operating for two hundred years and counting. Good point. The government may not run all the trains[0]

> Look at the UK's railway lines, some of them have been operating for two hundred years and counting. Good point. The government may not run all the trains[0], but the rail companies help with congestion and up-keep as well. And that is just the trains running on the National Rail, not including private rail lines. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_operating_trains_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_operating_tr...