That has been stated, but I don't think it's really true. Government has been frank that there are several reasons, but pushed the impression that reducing cos

That has been stated, but I don't think it's really true. Government has been frank that there are several reasons, but pushed the impression that reducing cost of living was the biggest reason. I think the biggest reason was to try an experiment and find out what would happen with radically cheap railway tickets. This summer was a good time to try. €2.5B is only about twelve times what the major roadworks close to my home cost. As an experiment in shifting traffic from roads to rails I think that's a justifiable one-time cost.