I'm pretty sure the UK government knew all of this. Rail privatization wasn't done with honest intentions. I'm sure the investors who got a stellar deal on the

I'm pretty sure the UK government knew all of this. Rail privatization wasn't done with honest intentions. I'm sure the investors who got a stellar deal on the land around the stations when they cut up British rail and sold the pieces off were very well connected. It wasn't a mistake, it was corruption.