DynamicSpirit
Established Member
I see so many comments on railforums criticising UK railways and then saying something along the lines of 'this would never happen in other countries' as if our rail system is uniquely bad and everyone else's rail systems are miles better. I'm pretty sure that isn't the case - it's just that we tend to preferentially notice the bad things we experience, not the good things.
So this thread is a chance to put the balance right. Use it to give examples of things that - in your experience - the UK's railway system seems to do better than railways in other industrialised countries. Or bad things you've experienced in other countries that would be unlikely to happen in the UK.
Thread rule; Comparisons can only be with industrialised countries that have a standard of living not too far below the UK (and which can therefore be realistically expected to provide a comparably well organised transport network). For example, comparisons with France or Poland or Singapore are fine. Central African Republic would be off-topic.
So this thread is a chance to put the balance right. Use it to give examples of things that - in your experience - the UK's railway system seems to do better than railways in other industrialised countries. Or bad things you've experienced in other countries that would be unlikely to happen in the UK.
Thread rule; Comparisons can only be with industrialised countries that have a standard of living not too far below the UK (and which can therefore be realistically expected to provide a comparably well organised transport network). For example, comparisons with France or Poland or Singapore are fine. Central African Republic would be off-topic.