(03 Apr 2020, 12:53 am)Big O wrote If this is an earnest question I'll answer it but if not I won't get into it with you. The fares up here are ridiculously priced up here. Why can't they dip into their deep pockets to pay their way through this situation?
The issue is the fares in London happen to be ridiculously cheap because of a ridiculous amount of subsidies.
You just have to look at GNE's accounts to realise they don't have 'deep pockets' to pay their way through it.