As a bus passenger, I often get on GM buses only to discover that the bus driver, doesn't know his bus route. It's a bit like the way this country is run; by incompetent fools who don't know what they're doing. At times waiting for a Stagecoach bus can be like waiting for Godot.
The UK rail system is notorious for high ticket prices and its unreliability. A train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston can cost up to £185 depending on when you travel and what time you travel. It also depends on whether the train turns up as well as the train driver. Avanti West Coast, is known to offer a woeful and shambolic service and yet it continues to operate. Several newly elected MPs, recently complained that they had been unable to take their seats in Parliament due to train delays and cancellations.
In
Germany, the Deutschland Ticket or D-Ticket, cost €49 Euros a month (£41 per
month) or €1.63 euros per day. The D-Ticket allows the ticket holder to travel
anywhere in Germany on buses, trams and trains.
Compared to countries like France, Germany,
Portugal and Italy, the UK public transport system is a joke. The newly elected
Labour government of Sir Keir Starmer-oid, have pledged to bring all train
services on Britain's railways back into public ownership as and when their
contracts run out.
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It's certainly an eye opener when you travel on public transport abroad with regards to the cost and quality of the services provided.
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