Someone must have done a PhD thesis on the differences. It's quite interesting how similar the timelines are but how divergent the results are. (View Post)

On the surface the story looks pretty similar. Investment by private companies at the start, followed by nationalisation in the 20th century, then privatisation just before the turn of the century. (View Post)

It sound like the railways in Japan are BR's dream: "The privatised network is highly efficient, requiring few subsidies and running with extreme punctuality." https://en.wikipedia.org… (View Post)

This is next week? (View Post)

So you think the government shouldn't have done lockdown over covid, but should do so over two days of hot temperatures? (View Post)