It also said the bank wants to bid for individual high-profile rail projects, such as the East Coast Mainline.

BBC: Stagecoach unveils rail tracks plan

It also says the bank wants to bid for individual high-profile rail projects, such as the East Coast Mainline.

BBC: Stagecoach wants to run rail tracks

But rail is a powerful example because it demonstrates exactly how this bias for high-profile triumphal projects causes people to miss the obvious.

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