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Old 20th Oct 2015, 02:30
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Jamie2k9
 
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A rail link while welcome will not move people from expressway buses to trains for a range of reasons prinarly pricing which would be 5-6 times more in some cases and services will not run outside current hours because costs outweight demand. Running a bus with 1 driver and up to 50 passengers is way cheaper than running a train service where each route would require 10-15 staff and a minimum of 190 passengers to make any sort of profit and/or break even. All intercity routes receive a subsidy outside the main two which make a profit and at that questions could be asked if its adequate for those routes.

Metro N will probably never be built, until a contract has been awarded don't beleive anything.
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