loud booing ok ok listen crowd jeers hold up listen I have a point to make jeers die off with some hesitation
Trains
crowd erupts into cheers and applause
The U.K. genuinely has some of the best historic preservation of railways in the entire world. Just take a look at this Wikipedia list of heritage railways! Heritage lines are dotted all over the country but that isn't even the best part, which is the British love of little trains :comfy:. There are little railways everywhere. Every seaside town seems to have some sort of miniature railway, and little railways dot the countryside. Look at this list! And better yet, because the railways are so ubiquitous, many young people are becoming involved in the railways and continuing on the grand tradition.
In conclusion, while the mainline network may be run by a bunch of capitalist vultures, the little railways of Britain provide a wonderful opportunity to see a full-sized adult comically operate a tiny train.
crowd chants "ti-ny-train! ti-ny-train!"
crowd erupts into thunderous applause
I'm really miffed seemingly every narrow gage railways in germany was, at best, converted into a bicycle trail. Would love to look at some funky small trains. Or, you know, if any of them were kept updated and still operated. I usually look at the map of where they used to run and tbh, that's usually not far off from it being a pretty good rural public transport option today
In Switzerland that dream lives on. The Swiss probably have the overall best rail network in the world.