Because they invented railways, and then stopped investing in them. HS2 is the first new line of rail north of London in like 150 years.
Which unlike HS2 is actually open and running. Unfortunately to get it built they limited it to single-track, and run short trains on it, so inevitably it was overcrowded at peak times from day 1.
Because they invented railways, and then stopped investing in them. HS2 is the first new line of rail north of London in like 150 years.