Franchise system is a bad idea, but the erratic fares are even worse--I wonder how much the latter contributed to the drop in ridership? In any case, the recent drop is not a serious setback in absolute terms, it's just fucking with people's expectations:https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jun/14/fall-in-uk-rail-passenger-numbers-casts-doubt-on-viability-of-franchises …
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I should make this very clear to any British Rail Franchise Holders who might be reading this: if you can't run a profitable railway from a constant annual ridership, and rely instead on ridership growth every year, you're in the wrong business. Consult with Odakyu!pic.twitter.com/DPJLW8K9Qe
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Hence the survey re the ‘55 million fares’ I guess
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