Thread: the railways
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Old 26-07-2013, 00:37   #82
Barrie Yates
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Re: the railways

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley View Post
well how come the most capitalised country in the world still runs a railway as a nationalized public service yes the u.s.of.a
Have you much experience of rail travel in the USA other than the main East Coast lines?

The HSE would close it down in a heartbeat, stops without platforms, rails running down the centre of the main streets, road/rail crossings without barriers - that information is first hand on just a few trips I made - Yes some very spectacular journeys but they are in the minority.

Did you ever attempt to find out what the cost of the American railways are to the government?
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