If someone really did the homework on this, the only real objection
would come from vested interests.

Apart from the possible objections from those who:

o could not get on the train (or bus etc) - not even when they were
desperately trying to reach a dying parent/birthing partner/sick child
because there was no price rationing

o could get on (sometimes) but found the service abhorrent because
there was little or no incentive for the operator to provide good
service

o could get on (sometimes) but found the service abhorrent because of
the vehicles being used as doss houses, shooting galleries, etc

o were asked to pay more in tax to provide a service they did not or
could not use.

But if you remain keen on your idea would you be happy to go beyond
buses and coaches to provide free mini-mini-coach travel on routes
where there is demand for specific destinations and/or specific times?
That service could be delivered more efficiently by small vehicles
called "cars". Their cost could be kept lower by dispensing with
employed drivers and relying on passengers to self-drive the vehicles
(after passing a suitable test of course).




--
Robin
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