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Originally Posted by Osem
Well ordinary people would be those for whom money is an object and they'd include families for whom car transport will always be a cheaper option simply because the cost is pretty much the same in a car for one person as it is for 5 or 7.
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Money is an object for most people, we need to be more precise into who we are talking about. Yes for an entire family it will be hard to rival the cost of a car but I don't think they are the main demographic that will use the line. An entire family won't be making that trip on a daily or even weekly basis. Families also have other, practical, reasons for use a car when they have children.
I imagine the main demographic would be business travellers.
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Please don't get me wrong, I't be great for us to have a modern high speed network, I just don't think it's money well spent given the likely state of the economy for many years to come and unless it's state subsidised I don't think it'll be affordable for the majority of people who'd otherwise wish to use it.
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It can help our economy by encouraging growth, not least the benefits to various businesses and workers that will be building the line in the first place.
Also, as I said, the evidence of HS1 is that high speed tickets are about £5 more expensive.