With one exception all transport systems in the UK are privately owned
and/or managed.

Why should the roads be any different?

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Cast_Iron wrote:

With one exception all transport systems in the UK are privately owned
and/or managed.

Why should the roads be any different?

They shouldn't. They should *all* be in public hands.

NEXT!

tom

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Cast_Iron wrote:
With one exception all transport systems in the UK are privately owned
and/or managed.

Why should the roads be any different?

I thought the roads were much like the railways, the infrastructure is
publicly owned, the operations that run on that infrastructure are privately
owned.

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With one exception all transport systems in the UK are privately owned
and/or managed.

Why should the roads be any different?

As Tom says, they shouldn't be. Alistair "Smug" Darling is the only person
happy with building toll roads, because it saves him a bit of cash.

"Cast_Iron" wrote in message ...
With one exception

I presume that this is CalMac,

or have I got this wrong?

tim

all transport systems in the UK are privately owned
and/or managed.

Why should the roads be any different?

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 22:38:09 +0100, "tim"
wrote:

I presume that this is CalMac,

or have I got this wrong?

Blackpool Transport is a wholly-owned part of Blackpool Council, IIRC,
operating both trams and buses. They are run as a separate business
in practical terms, however.

I believe the few other remaining municipal bus companies (Rossendale
and Reading are the ones I can think of; there may be others) are the
same.

Also, what about Newcastle Metro? Is that still owned and operated by
the PTE, or is a contractor now involved? How about the Glasgow
underground?

Neil

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In message , Neil Williams
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Also, what about Newcastle Metro? Is that still owned and operated by
the PTE, or is a contractor now involved? How about the Glasgow
underground?

Lothian Buses is wholly owned by mainly Edinburgh, but also West, East
and Midlothian councils I think still.

Lothian Buses.....Now there IS an outfit with a bit of class about it....!

"Ewan C McNab" wrote in message
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In message , Neil Williams
writes

Lothian Buses is wholly owned by mainly Edinburgh, but also West, East
and Midlothian councils I think still.

"Neil Williams" wrote in message
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On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 22:38:09 +0100, "tim"
wrote:

Also, what about Newcastle Metro? Is that still owned and operated by
the PTE.

Yes it is. However it's called Nexus now.

"Cast_Iron" wrote in message
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With one exception all transport systems in the UK are privately owned
and/or managed.

Why should the roads be any different?

Of the "transport systems" I can think of neither the sky, sea, canals,
railway tracks (save the channel tunnel) or roads are privately owned.

Matt B