there is no doubt that the early ROSCO deals were outrageously tilted against taxpayers/passengers (they pay £1 for old BR trains the state paid for, then we pa

there is no doubt that the early ROSCO deals were outrageously tilted against taxpayers/passengers (they pay £1 for old BR trains the state paid for, then we pay them to rent them back) however the newer ones are significantly better funding the capital cost of a billion pounds of new trains isn't free (even for a government), and there is risk on that investment they also maintain the trains (to varying levels of quality)