"Paul Weaver" wrote in message
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Looking at the history of the tube, the vast majority of it was built
between 1890 and the first world war. Obviously this was all
entrepreneurs, capitalists that produced the finest public transport
system of its day.

Whats happened since the end of the second world war? Nothing. Thanks to
centralisation, lack of competition and general socialist policy.

It makes me sick.

On a similar note, what geological problems are there preventing massive
tube expansion? Why is no one investing in PRT (http://www.atsltd.co.uk/)?
I'm guessing the red tape involved in creating a private mass transit
system is prohibitive. How I long for a return to the days of the twopenny
tube.

P.S. Buses are crap

Ummm - The Victoria Line & the Jubilee Line (both bits). Hardly nothing.

Croydon Tramlink was an example of PFI - and is in dire straights finance
wise.

Why aren't those fine capitalists rushing to invest their money without any
centralised meddling (you'd call it subsidy rather than investment no
doubt)? Perhaps because they know they'll never get a worthwhile return.

Colin