On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:00:01 +0100, Charlie Hulme wrote in
<9dabk.182807$aE7.55301@newsfe16.ams2>, seen in uk.railway:
> Ross wrote:
> 
> > The cost of doing all that takes
> > it well out of the purview of anything a PTE could possibly afford to
> > subsidise, given that (realistically) the "subsidy" will have to cover
> > the upgrade, the leasing costs and all the other operating costs for a
> > very long time to come.
> 
> How would that compare with the costs of reopening the Ebbw 
> Vale or Alloa lines? Oh, I forgot, they are not in this country.

Got it in one.

They are also not (directly) funded by local taxpayers, as anything a
PTE funds will be.

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