The rail network was mostly built by private enterprise prior to 1898 when it was nationalised and has been run in a pretty conservative way since.
>While European rail operators such as French SNCF and Spanish Renfe have emphasised the building of high-speed rail, SBB has invested in the reliability and quality of service of its conventional rail network.
As a Brit I'd probably prefer that to £100bn on HS2 and god knows what on the proposed Boris Burrow.
>While European rail operators such as French SNCF and Spanish Renfe have emphasised the building of high-speed rail, SBB has invested in the reliability and quality of service of its conventional rail network.
As a Brit I'd probably prefer that to £100bn on HS2 and god knows what on the proposed Boris Burrow.