Posted on 10/01/2017 19:33
Saw on the news all the wailing and moaning about the difficulty of getting into work for those living in London.
If it helps -
- We have no Tube system round our way.
- The nearest station is 5 miles away, with about one train per hour, going to two towns that I never go to.
- I think there are a few buses each day, not sure where they go to.
But somehow, we manage.
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Posted on 12/01/2017 10:41 by JVB66A drive of 70 miles is nothing, as those who commute daily to London from as far away as Newark and have moved there to get a "better life"
Or those who have to drive to work in any area ,including the Home counties,and spend hours in their cars,
The transport links have improved dramatically since i used to commute by car from Sheffield,and would be even better in all areas if a certain Mr Beeching was not instructed to shut huge amounts of the railway system
Posted on 15/01/2017 14:13
Please be fair to Dr Beeching. He did not close a single piece of railway. He produced a report for the Board of British Railways, which gave a number of operational options. It was the Board that chose to close down the small lines that fed the larger ones, and to remove "duplicate" main lines - both of which are desperately needed nowadays.
Railways are not suited to the "one man, door-to-door" journeys that society has become used to since WWII. They are ideal for moving large amounts of bulk traffic on a regular schedule over fair distances, whether the commodity be oil, freight containers, or commuters.
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Posted on 15/01/2017 14:13 by NavigateurPlease be fair to Dr Beeching. He did not close a single piece of railway. He produced a report for the Board of British Railways, which gave a number of operational options. It was the Board that chose to close down the small lines that fed the larger ones, and to remove "duplicate" main lines - both of which are desperately needed nowadays.
Railways are not suited to the "one man, door-to-door" journeys that society has become used to since WWII. They are ideal for moving large amounts of bulk traffic on a regular schedule over fair distances, whether the commodity be oil, freight containers, or commuters.
Posted on 15/01/2017 14:46
I have his report ,both volumes, and agree he was not responsible for closing the vast amounts of the rail network,but the report made "good" reading for Ernest Marples (who was well into his roads),and in some areas was needed,but a lot those that were closed were done without real thought to the future "hindsight comes to mind",
I remember when the electrified Woodhead Route between Manchester and Sheffield was put up for closure, when the traffic survey was conducted ,a large amount of the traffic that normally used the route,was rerouted because of a "shortage" of the electric locos because they needed modifications to enable them to work in multiple mode as the loads were getting heavier, "merry go round" trains needed for the power stations,and even though when the "enquiry" was held the maintenance staff at at Manchester proved the over inflated figures given by BR were wrong "politics" still closed it,and look now at the pressure to reopen it as a much better route than what is in use now
Posted on 15/01/2017 12:26 by triky auto
The new 'Thanet Way A299 ' IS being done Alison!! Coast bound between Feb'& March.Other parts are being attended to on the other side from last week .HOOORAY !!
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and that doesn't have the same traffic level on it at all !
IanH