In fairness at the time Crossrail was commissioned and built the demand was huge. London transport was overflowing. They couldn't have predicted that government

In fairness at the time Crossrail was commissioned and built the demand was huge. London transport was overflowing. They couldn't have predicted that governments would suddenly mandate work from home and this would permanently weaken office culture, such that even the government itself couldn't get worsers back to commuting. I'm at libertarian as they come but you can't fault the planners for not seeing that one coming. Nonetheless, what's done is done. Investment in public transport makes no sense anymore. The country can't afford anything anyway now. Look at the graphs of public debt. Lockdowns and associated measures were as bad as ww2 for the public finances.