Crazy Cat

How many tickets must one sell to recover the cost of a £50 billion railway? 50 million tickets at £1000? Then there is operating costs to add in. 500 million tickets at £1000? Britain already has the most expensive railway tickets in Europe. Is this railway really about transport need or more likely about filling the pockets of property speculators along the route of the railway. Who would take such a train when its cheaper to fly?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2402433/HS2-grand-folly-say-business-chiefs--50bn-rail-link-NOT-boost-productivity.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10470092/HS2-Its-50bn-wasted-on-a-silly-line-for-tycoons.html

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/china-well-invest-billions-and-help-britain-build-hs2-8977508.html

What's easier to believe...
extreme stupidity or extreme corruption?