QUOTE (Adrian Hollister @ Mar 13 2012, 09:28 AM)
Agree.
McNulty wants to deliver less in a less convenient way and increase fares - madness and a real slap in the face for our rail users. How on earth does putting people off the train and back into the grid locked road network help encourage sustainable travel that the country can afford?
Privatisation has brought nothing but increasing costs to this country.
The reality of the situation is that there are too many passengers using an inadeqate, antiquated and struggling rail rail system. The emphasise has shifted from providing a fit for purpose rail network to a profit taking cash cow.
Unless the government wake up to the mess that the rail system is in they will find more and more people travelling by car. But perhaps the swinging fuel taxes make this a viable option.
And it must not be forgotten that this system is still subsidised by the tax payer.