It has just struck me. "They" (Treasury who control everything, including bankrolling the Scottish government's deficit) can allow expenditure to electrify the rail connections from Edinburgh to Galashiels (pop. 10,060) and Tweedbank (pop. 2,101), but not the rail connections from Exeter (pop.138,399) Plymouth (277,695), Gloucester (pop. 132,416), Cheltenham (pop. 118,836), Oxford (pop. 166,034, nearest connection just 10 miles away), Worcester (pop.103,872) to the national network, never mind that small station at Temple Meads.
Tell me again about how all the money stays in the south.....
Wait till you see the price of tickets in the South compared to the North.
Check how many tram/light rail services there are south of Birmingham compared to north of Birmingham.
And while I am on a roll, guess which part of England currently has its main lines being electrified?
And Scotland does get more govt funding per head than England.
