> You can't have two trains leave the same station and arrive at the same destination as the same time. To what extent is this a prerequisite for competition?

> You can't have two trains leave the same station and arrive at the same destination as the same time. To what extent is this a prerequisite for competition? The hour has 60 minutes, there is no need for all trains to depart and arrive in exactly the same minute. Apart from that, it is also not possible for several aircraft to take off from the same runway at the same time. So there is no difference between trains and flights. > Nationalise it. All of it. That's a non sequitur. If you want better service, enforce it through regulation; if you want lower prices, use regulation to improve competition. You do not need a state monopoly.