A 2019 study on the Victoria-Westshore ferry found the transit option would provide few potential revenue benefits.

And that’s the problem with privatization.

A study was conducted that concluded no immediate profit was to be made, when that should never have been the question asked.

Would a rail line boost affordability, both of goods and services in Victoria and for people attempting to commute?

The service could possibly pay for itself in ways other than direct revenue to the rail line operator. But the study didn’t address that.