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Article #54Re: Edinburgh Waverley station improvements
From: Bryan Flint
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 16:46
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 16:46
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David Hansen wrote: > On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 13:43:40 +0100 someone who may be Robert Sneddon > <fred@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote this:- > > >> If the line closes totally and the passengers moved to >> a bus service then the fixed costs disappear and the line owners can >> sell the land and buildings and realise a handsome profit. Win-win. > > That was the Beeching dogma. However, passengers didn't move to a > bus service. so how did the passengers get to work? The few that used the Silloth branch took the bus instead. It was inconvenient for some since you can't put a pram or push chair on a bus when you go to do your weekly shop but they adapted somehow. The world didn't end and BR didn't have to pay for several station masters and porters on a few quid a day revenue. BF ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---
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