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Originally posted by scastle
However, we would have a more reliable, and less expensive (both in fares and subsidies) rail system.
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Labour admitted recently that systematic under-investment over the last 40-50 years is to blame for the woeful state of our railways. That implicates both Labour and Tory governments of the past.
The infamous Dr Richard Beeching began to weild his axe over the network under a Tory government in 1963 but much of the damage was done following a Labour election victory in 1964. Despite sacking Beeching the Government did nothing to stop his branch line closure plan. Thanks to this even if the network were in good shape, it would have no answer to many of the kinds of journeys you just can't do efficiently by rail in the UK today.