From: heller@deepsoft.com   
      
   At Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:29:06 +0100 Piotr Waszkielewicz    
   wrote:   
      
   >   
   > W dniu 2015-03-19 o 21:06, Robert Heller pisze:   
   >   
   > > Are there any *privately* owned passenger-rail services (other than   
   'tourist'   
   > > railroads) *anywhere* in the world?  Ones that operate without ANY   
   government   
   > > subsidies?   
   >   
   > There are private railroad companies Leo Express and Regiojet operating   
   > without subsidies on long distance trains in Czech Republic.   
   >   
   > > Actually: are there any *privately* owned passenger services of any mode   
   that   
   > > operation without ANY government subsidies (direct or indirect)?   
   >   
   > And lots of bus services in Poland (and other Eastern European countries   
   > too). Scottish-owned Souter Holding is operating under the brand name   
   > Polski Bus on long distances, and many small companies with silly names   
   > (one of them is actually named Garden Service) on short distances.   
   > Although someone can argue that buses of any kind don't count as   
   > "without subsidies", because, in their case, roads are subsidized.   
      
   Right: an 'indirect' subsidy.   
      
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