Once again I found it was cheaper by train. It gets close when groups are considered.
In this model the ticket of the train drops dramatically when there are 3 or more adults. (This is without rail cards), just a group ticket. It drops down to £9.10. In this model only one way is considered.
The cost per person also drops on Uber taxi as the passengers increase up to 6 passengers at £15.33 per person. (You need UberX for more than 4 passengers) That is tarrif b on the chart.
Six passenders by train pay £9.10 each.
A group of 6 passengers on a Uber taxi pay roughly £6.10 more than if they went by train. If they had rail cards and a return tickets the gap would even get bigger.
A group travelling 50 km on the Chiltern line pay roughly £3 more for the same distance on the c2c line. I'm not sure why; perhaps more of the C2c line is subsidised while it is in London. I also noticed lines that use diesel trains are slightly more expensive than electric ones. Perhaps the tracks needs to be replaced less often because the trains are lighter and the trains cost less to maintain because they use electric motors.
It could also be that line itself has more passengers so it can charge less money and still break even with their costs. I can only speculate at this stage.
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