sanitation@lemmy.todayBanned from community to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTrain from Warsaw to Chelm costs £9. In UK this 250 km journey would probably cost at least 10 times more.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down16
arrow-up184arrow-down1imageTrain from Warsaw to Chelm costs £9. In UK this 250 km journey would probably cost at least 10 times more.lemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.todayBanned from community to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square25linkfedilink
minus-squareStillAlive@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months 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-up18·2 months 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-up1·2 months 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.