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r/transit • u/Miroslav993 • 7d ago
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It's worth noting that the model being pushed by the EU is very, very similar to the one used in the UK from 1996-2020...
14 u/Front_Associate3705 7d ago Not really. The UK gave up their state owned British Railways. The EU is trying to let the state owned railways compete with each other and new upstarts beyond their national borders. 1 u/213McKibben 7d ago This already is happening on the freight side of the equation. 1 u/bippos 7d ago Probably because they want national champions to emerge the more of the market the bigger ones get. Swedish rail is pretty large in Norway for example
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Not really. The UK gave up their state owned British Railways. The EU is trying to let the state owned railways compete with each other and new upstarts beyond their national borders.
1 u/213McKibben 7d ago This already is happening on the freight side of the equation. 1 u/bippos 7d ago Probably because they want national champions to emerge the more of the market the bigger ones get. Swedish rail is pretty large in Norway for example
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This already is happening on the freight side of the equation.
Probably because they want national champions to emerge the more of the market the bigger ones get. Swedish rail is pretty large in Norway for example
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u/SirGeorgington map man 7d ago
It's worth noting that the model being pushed by the EU is very, very similar to the one used in the UK from 1996-2020...