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Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT
The modern rail system lacks capacity on the actual lines, on one single line they often have to slot in local station stops, the high speed through trains and all of the heavy slow freight. There is an east - west mainline at the back of here, just 100 yards behind, Hull to Liverpool - it is interesting just stood watching what the line has to cope with on a daily basis and if there are no breakdowns.
Just one up line, one down at each local station, with a gap between the two lines where there was once a bypass, pre-1960's, when traffic levels declined. Rail needs major investment, to increase it's capacity for both passengers and freight. If we want faster services, we need a more capable system than we had pre-1960's, not a less capable one.
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We, and other posters, except that rail is no longer an option but there could have been so much more availability if they had not tore-out all the fringes.
The amount of govt. money needed now, against private money in the late 1800's, is too eye watering to contemplate for political parties and hence fudging.
Kev