tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post3030252035500850458..comments2023-08-22T16:18:38.393+01:00Comments on Rail Thing - Friends of the S&D: basic railway? Never!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-44717626656354606612010-04-07T03:06:45.420+01:002010-04-07T03:06:45.420+01:00I have felt for years that the greatest damage don...I have felt for years that the greatest damage done to smaller communities was wrought when the stations closed and center of interest was lost for the surrounding area. Just like driving a car cuts us of from everyone including other drivers and we can ignore them or be rude to them or be aggresive toward them and treat them like an intrusion into our own little world. Public transport usually provided an opportunity to be civil to fellow travelers. (No archaic political reference intended.)Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642042733950705358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-73074979837403484042010-04-05T09:25:54.078+01:002010-04-05T09:25:54.078+01:00It is of great importance that we don't let th...It is of great importance that we don't let the state run this line. some funding maybe, but this assett needs to be cared for in the way of maximising benifet to the community. the mistake of the 60's was the costing cutting attempt to find a profitable network from within the 20,000 route miles nationalised in 1947/48. they didn't just reduce costs, they destroyed the business! give the railways back everything the owned back in 47, ports, airstrips, boats, buses, hotels etc, and they might just turn a profit? well of course they would....<br />we mustn't let the state run this line, they'd have pikey fencing all across Somerset & Dorset!Knoxynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-66681954767811242442010-04-05T08:38:08.620+01:002010-04-05T08:38:08.620+01:00(Liberal Democrats that is)(Liberal Democrats that is)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-18952462896157715562010-04-05T08:34:06.726+01:002010-04-05T08:34:06.726+01:00HAve you seen the news vote the the LBs!HAve you seen the news vote the the LBs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com