The train fare from where I live to London is £131.50 single. That will buy me 33 gallons of diesel which will transport me about 2013 miles. i.e. There and back again with plenty left in my tank. I can carry another 3 people and their luggage too if I want to.
THAT'S one of the main things that's wrong with public transport, apart from the inconvenience of not delivering you from door to door, or being any good if you need to transport anything bigger than a briefcase, it is far too dear.
Giok