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More passengers are carried on the British railways now than ever before, so I wouldn’t call it dead. (Posted from the comfort of an HST on the rural Cotswold
by Doctor_Fegg 9y ago
More passengers are carried on the British railways now than ever before, so I wouldn’t call it dead.
(Posted from the comfort of an HST on the rural Cotswold Line, slated for part closure 40 years ago and now thriving.)
- arethuza 9y agoIndeed - reopening closed lines seems to be very popular here in Scotland - the Borders Line from Edinburgh being the most obvious example although there are others. I enjoy my commute by train into Edinburgh from Fife - not least because it means I get to go over the Forth Bridge.
- toyg 9y agoDead in the manufacturing sense, sorry it wasn't clear. There is basically one manufacturer left in the country, Bombardier, which is actually Canadian. The network is alright, although still shamefully behind most of Europe (very little electrification, still no high speed, etc etc).