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Originally Posted by John H-T
I hope some body has told the lobby who want to get even larger lorries onto our roads.
The Railway Freight companies have already said they could not compete and much traffic won back by the railways would return to the roads!
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Ah! but there-in lies the rub John IMO.
The Private freight Companies are only looking at their own profit and loss.
A Nationalised Gov run Rail service would also have in mind the small cost to the taxpayer of providing a rail freight service on top of it's passenger requirements against the building of motorways and subsequent congestion.
The alternative is a massive subsidy for road freight and congestion on our motorways....and increased taxation on the private motorist to get them off them because the roads can't cope!
The other thing that amazes me is that throughout Europe.....the canals and large rivers are used widely for none time specific bulk freight over hundreds of miles.
What the hell.......What's wrong "on this Island" of using ships around our coasts to transport some goods?.............Bet your life the Germans would...and the French! All it needs is planning ......... but! we British aren't good at that are we?...Nah! Let's descend into chaos instead!
Flabbergasted! (but getting used to it now).