Britain is building one of the world’s most expensive railways

Imo, as someone who lived in central London for 9 years with no car, the Uk puts ideology first oft n. Obsessed with trains. They are unreliable and expensive. Even the London Underground doesn’t pay for itself with tickets, needing subsidies from tax payers. It may be best to build wider roads and highways and everyone buy a car.

> Obsessed with trains. They are unreliable and expensive.

As a visitor, I've always experienced them as very reliable, extremely frequent, and very affordable compared to all alternatives.

> Even the London Underground doesn’t pay for itself with tickets, needing subsidies from tax payers.

Compared to roads, which are somehow self-funding? And that's not even considering all the other negative externalities of dense but car-centric cities.

Drivers and residents pay additional taxes to maintain roads and pay for their own cars. You can’t get tax payers to maintain your own car.

Why should I pay taxes (as a resident non-driver) for somebody else's car if they don't pay taxes for the train I much prefer to use?

They do. That’s my point. Train riders are subsidized. Car drivers are not