@tml @cstross @SteveJonesnono1 it's all linked together. Trains should run at least every 15 mins, from every station, from very early in the morning, until late at night, and cost very little to use.
Once a society and government realise this is both worthwhile, and attainable. Then we can work out the infrastructure and operational set up necessary to deliver it.
Right now too many people start from the point that we can't have nice things because we currently don't have nice things.