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Post-war austerity and 'modernization' also put paid to Britain's extensive pre-war rail network, which Britain is struggling to replace at great cost today. [
by kristianc 9y ago
Post-war austerity and 'modernization' also put paid to Britain's extensive pre-war rail network, which Britain is struggling to replace at great cost today.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeching_cuts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeching_cuts
- dflock 9y agoDouble ironic that some of these disused railway lines - with fantastic rights of way directly from town centre to town centre - have been turned into cycle tracks.
- lhopki01 9y agoWhere has this happened?
- ZenoArrow 9y agoIt has happened near where I live (South West UK). Here are two examples: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_and_Bath_Railway_Path https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_and_Bath_Railway_Path http://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/colliers-way http://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/colliers-way
- kennydude 9y agoNewcastle has one as well towards the coast, even has a buffer stop to signal where it used to run. Luckily there is now the Tyne and Wear Metro which replaces it