The thing that annoys me about UK rail isn't that it's not really high speed. That's usually not a problem and let's be honest, the UK is small enough to mostly get away with it. No, it's that trains are so fucking expensive. You can't have shit infrastructure AND be expensive
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Oh I guess in addition to that: VAT on plane tickets is not a thing. Airport tax is meant to make up for it — but I'm interested in the breakdown that makes a 40 euro international flight vs how costs are spread for trains.
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They lowered VAT to 7: on train ticket in Germany now, which is a nice start
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are you implying the UK still runs on Diesel trains
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I mean...quite a lot of them are

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