London Banter - View Single Post

[email protected] · September 28th 17, 08:39 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:42:44 +0100
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 15:50:19 on Wed, 27 Sep
2017, remarked:

Manchester is pretty much the UKs 2nd city now economically if not
in population (sorry brum) and a bit more cash splashed that way could only
be
a good thing.

More than the cash splashed that way which currently subsidises their
trains at 35p per passenger mile?

I don't really care tbh. The regional cities need to be opened up for busines
far more than they are and for that you need decent public transport. They
figured this out in europe decades ago but it seems to elude british
governments.

Manchester has a vast railway network, but the locals either don't use

Vast compared to what? There are large parts of the north and south of the
city and satellite towns/suburbs that arn't anywhere near a train station.

it, or won't pay for it.

Train users in London, like yourself, are paying for much of it.

I pay for a lot of things in my taxes that I never use. Thats how taxation
works.