[ditto the UK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeching_cuts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeching_cuts), now 60 years later some of it is slowly being restored.

[ditto the UK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeching_cuts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeching_cuts), now 60 years later some of it is slowly being restored. surrendering rights of way was an extremely expensive thing to do.