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Bit of trivia: the Elizabeth Line is actually run by a subsidary of Hong Kong's MTR, arguably one of the best transit systems in the world. https://www.scmp.co

• hgomersall 4y ago
  This highlights something that's amused me for a while about our "privatised" rail system - the private companies are mostly owned by foreign state transport companies.
  • mhh__ 4y ago
    The thing is that British (mainly Tory) politicians who believe in privatisation do not care about basically anything other than tax bills or giving contracts to conveniently nepotistic ventures. Sometimes there is nothing wrong with this, but equally we have lost vast amounts of skills within our borders basically because privatisation is aimed at the wrong kind of efficiency.
  • karencarits 4y ago
    This is also true in Norway, SJ - previously called the Swedish State Railways - is now managing trains several places after the privatisation of the rail system
    • djhn 4y ago
      And the Finnish railways (VR) recently acquired a business serving Sweden.