In my country the government used to run the railways, but it had been run down for decades and was at the verge of closing all but the busiest commuter lines i

In my country the government used to run the railways, but it had been run down for decades and was at the verge of closing all but the busiest commuter lines into the capital. It was privatized, and since then usage has skyrocketed (well pre covid) to over twice the level pre-privatization, so clearly something's gone well. The privitization is split into different companies, the best having had a 30 year contract to revitilise their line, and they've done wonders with it, while one of the worst was (pre covid) run to the exact orders of the government