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Article #80Re: Edinburgh Waverley station improvements
From: David Hansen
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:25
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:25
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On 7 Apr 2006 05:59:24 -0700 someone who may be angus_creech@hotmail.com wrote this:- >> The same dogma is being brought out yet again. There is actually >> little to cut on deeply rural lines with minimal services, minimal >> staffing and minimal maintenance. > >By which government? The current bunch. However that is largely immaterial as the dogma is believed by officials in various departments. >I was under the impression that trains to/from major cities such as >Glasgow and Edinburgh /was/ profitable. Suburban services around Glasgow are certainly not "profitable". That was behind the "Strathclyde Serpell" report and the related Strathclyde Manning Agreement, which reduced losses. IIRC Scotrail claim that even the Edinburgh - Glasgow service is not profitable. >> ... these services still involve large amounts of equipment that >> stands idle most of the time, especially around London. > >You could say the same about cars! That is the supreme irony. The whole of the UK is littered with "unprofitable" roads, but nobody suggests closing them and forcing their users onto something else. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54
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