I am more than happy to accept your point of view, though I am bound to disagree on the main point with regard to BR accidents only being the spectacular ones which made the news. We did'nt have anywhere near the amopnt of accidents because the whole network was run with unbelievable common sense. The track workers knew their jobs inside out. I am led to believe from reliable sources that some of these people who work on the tracks have, in the short past, been brought in from other civil engineering jobs but with no railway experience. I happen to believe that the railways have always been different and should carry on being.
I am afraid that the major difference in this world by comparison to the world that I lived in is that no one will take responsibility for their actions any longer.
I really dont know why we fence our railways, you tell me.
Paul.
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