Yes I think the British rail scene can be called successful. I've spent a fair bit of time in Britain (I'm half English). 'Successful' is a subjective term of course, but let me be more concrete:

1. Passenger ridership has increased more than 40% across the country. Virgin Trains has increased ridership by 40%. The increases are system wide. Chiltern Railways posted a 90% increase.

2. Half the fleet of passenger vehicles has been replaced and overall fleet size has increased 12%   more »

A big goal of mine on this trip is to learn more about the British rail industry with the view towards finding some articles I can write, and maybe making some contacts and learning something about how careers in British railways work. First step was to . . .   more »