Just when you thought it was safe to get back on the railway, further cuts to an already depleted and erratic service are announced as the Government plans to cut its rail subsidies.
With the A38 clogged up around Ashburton because of the programme of road improvements, for many the train to Plymouth was becoming a viable option again.
And woe betide anyone with the temerity to live anywhere near a ‘community railway’ (already denigrated by the ‘community’ label in today’s newspeak) and not want to use their 4×4, or worse still, not have one.
The South West is yet again suffering from a dismantling of infrastructure – failing patronage is blamed on the lines under threat. But without a commited push towards public transport, patronage is going to fall from a service that people feel let down by and can’t depend on.
As we’re starting to celebrate the achievements, failures and vision of one of the Greatest Britons (that’s official), Brunel would be turning in his stove pipe hat to know that we’re reverting to a reliance on horseless carriage horse power as our means of transport.
Posted by C’tpn
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