The roads did win, completely and utterly. The rail system just helped mop up the unmet demand from the road network. Mostly it is young people without cars,

The roads did win, completely and utterly. The rail system just helped mop up the unmet demand from the road network. Mostly it is young people without cars, or older people with ridiculous commutes and lots of money. Outside of big cities the country had restructured itself around the A roads, not the traditional town with a railway station.