sanitation@lemmy.today to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTrain from Warsaw to Chelm costs £9. In UK this 250 km journey would probably cost at least 10 times more.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up191
arrow-up191imageTrain from Warsaw to Chelm costs £9. In UK this 250 km journey would probably cost at least 10 times more.lemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.today to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareStillAlive@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoWhy are UK trains so bad? Your ancestors did it pretty well when they built a train network in India to plunder the subcontinent.
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 days agoThe conservatives closed and sold most of the branch lines. They also privatised the trains. Basically, they completely fucked us, long term, for short term gains.
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoShe was an incredibly skilled and capable politician. However, I would also happily piss on her grave for what she did with that skill and capability.
Why are UK trains so bad?
Your ancestors did it pretty well when they built a train network in India to plunder the subcontinent.
The conservatives closed and sold most of the branch lines. They also privatised the trains.
Basically, they completely fucked us, long term, for short term gains.
Thatcher’s legacy lives on.
She was an incredibly skilled and capable politician. However, I would also happily piss on her grave for what she did with that skill and capability.