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Old September 20th 12, 09:46 AM posted to uk.railway,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.transport.london
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On 20/09/2012 10:44, d wrote:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:34:21 +0100
Graeme wrote:
Try Moscow then - considerably bigger than london. Flat fare.


Bigger subsidy and smaller network.


Not that much smaller


Around 200 route miles as against 250 in London.

and it carries more passengers. Ironic how russia with
its bankrupt economy can subsidise when the UK, supposedly one of the top
10 richest countries in the world, can't.


UK does.

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