Yep welcome to 21st century Britain where the country's infrastructure is seen solely as a way to extract large profits from the public. No-one thinks that having an affordable, organised, well run transport system might actually benefit the country as a whole. Short sighted greed prevails! I feel sorry for the poor sods caught up in this charade.
Trident, you've just about summed it up perfectly. This is what the UK has become. Short-term greed, greed and more greed.