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Tealeaf · 04-05-2004, 16:13

The train from Accy normally pulls in at platform 1....the only exits are up & over steps or down & under (more steps).....there may be a lift, but I dunno where. I doubt if someone is going to invest in a tramlink which will compete with the bus and train service, both currently requiring public subsidies to the private operators. (I think the East Lancs Line subsidy is about 12p per passenger mile). There was a call over the weekend to shut down all uneconomic branch lines & just keep the main lines running, so you never know - we may end up just with a bus service!

04-05-2004, 16:13	#5
Tealeaf God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Paradise Lost Posts: 7,220 Liked: 11 times Rep Power: 4266	Re: to get preston to accrington bus reinstaded The train from Accy normally pulls in at platform 1....the only exits are up & over steps or down & under (more steps).....there may be a lift, but I dunno where. I doubt if someone is going to invest in a tramlink which will compete with the bus and train service, both currently requiring public subsidies to the private operators. (I think the East Lancs Line subsidy is about 12p per passenger mile). There was a call over the weekend to shut down all uneconomic branch lines & just keep the main lines running, so you never know - we may end up just with a bus service!