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Author: DougDoug Date: Apr 10, 2008 23:58
I know the abusive motorists who dominate this transport newsgroup
won't be interested in this one but it is transport related.
"Britain is witnessing the dawn of a new era of rail travel as an
unprecedented demand for environmentally friendly transport encourages
people to take more train journeys than at any time since the Second
World War.
Figures released yesterday revealed that the number of miles travelled
on the rail network reached a record-breaking peacetime high of 30.1
billion during 2007, capping a huge rise in popularity in which
passenger numbers have increased every year for the past 13 years.
The rise in passenger miles, documented by the Association of Train
Operating Companies (Atoc), indicates a boom in demand for rail
transport at a time when the threat of climate change is encouraging
more people to find greener ways of moving around.
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Author: Brian WhiteheadBrian Whitehead Date: Apr 11, 2008 01:00
On 11 Apr, 07:58, Doug riseup.net> wrote:> I know the abusive motorists who dominate this transport newsgroup
> won't be interested in this one but it is transport related.
Congratulations on posting a non-car related story.
I don't know where you go the idea that as a motorist I am not
interested in rail, but it is entirely untrue. I would love to see a
renaissance in rail in this country.
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Author: Tony DragonTony Dragon Date: Apr 11, 2008 01:07
Brian Whitehead wrote:
> On 11 Apr, 07:58, Doug riseup.net> wrote:>> I know the abusive motorists who dominate this transport newsgroup
>> won't be interested in this one but it is transport related.
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> Congratulations on posting a non-car related story.
>
> I don't know where you go the idea that as a motorist I am not
> interested in rail, but it is entirely untrue. I would love to see a
> renaissance in rail in this country.
So would I, but to be honest in my neck of the woods PT aint bad anyway.
The trouble is near me there are to many people for the trains in the
peaks, and it is very difficult to add more trains.
Same goes for the roads, but the good news is that today I will be
working in the Guildford, Haslemere area.(not using PT)
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Tony the Dragon
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Author: AdrianAdrian Date: Apr 11, 2008 01:21
Brian Whitehead (Brian Whitehead hotmail.com>) gurgled
happily, sounding much like they were saying:
> I don't know where you go the idea that as a motorist I am not
> interested in rail, but it is entirely untrue. I would love to see a
> renaissance in rail in this country.
Seconded. But there's no way it's going to happen whilst ad-hoc fares are
so ludicrously expensive.
Tempt travellers to change to the train, not try to tax them out of their
cars. Carrot, not stick.
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Author: ®i©ardo®i©ardo Date: Apr 11, 2008 01:37
Brian Whitehead wrote:
> On 11 Apr, 07:58, Doug riseup.net> wrote:>> I know the abusive motorists who dominate this transport newsgroup
>> won't be interested in this one but it is transport related.
>
> Congratulations on posting a non-car related story.
>
> I don't know where you go the idea that as a motorist I am not
> interested in rail, but it is entirely untrue. I would love to see a
> renaissance in rail in this country.
It seems that we already have it, but the system can't cope!
--
Moving things in still pictures!
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Apr 11, 2008 01:40
Doug wrote:
> I know the abusive motorists who dominate this transport newsgroup
> won't be interested in this one but it is transport related.
>
As ever, you try to twist facts to your perverted view.
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Author: philipukphilipuk Date: Apr 11, 2008 01:57
On 11 Apr, 07:58, Doug riseup.net> wrote:> I know the abusive motorists who dominate this transport newsgroup
> won't be interested in this one but it is transport related.
>
> "Britain is witnessing the dawn of a new era of rail travel as an
> unprecedented demand for environmentally friendly transport encourages
> people to take more train journeys than at any time since the Second
> World War.
>
> Figures released yesterday revealed that the number of miles travelled
> on the rail network reached a record-breaking peacetime high of 30.1
> billion during 2007, capping a huge rise in popularity in which
> passenger numbers have increased every year for the past 13 years.
>
> The rise in passenger miles, documented by the Association of Train
> Operating Companies (Atoc), indicates a boom in demand for rail
> transport at a time when the threat of climate change is encouraging
> more people to find greener ways of moving around.
>
> George Muir, director general of Atoc, described the resurgence of ...
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Author: Brian WhiteheadBrian Whitehead Date: Apr 11, 2008 02:16
On 11 Apr, 09:37, �i�ardo nowhere.com> wrote:> Brian Whitehead wrote:
>> On 11 Apr, 07:58, Doug riseup.net> wrote:>>> I know the abusive motorists who dominate this transport newsgroup
>>> won't be interested in this one but it is transport related.
>
>> Congratulations on posting a non-car related story.
>
>> I don't know where you go the idea that as a motorist I am not
>> interested in rail, but it is entirely untrue. �I would love to see a
>> renaissance in rail in this country.
>
> It seems that we already have it, but the system can't cope!
By renaissance, I mean the delivery of a vastly improved service.
From my anecdotal experience, there has been an improvement over the
past 3-5 years, but that has been from an extremely low point. The
level of service has probably only now got back to where it was prior
to privatisation, which as we all remember wasn't exactly great.
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Author: Brian WhiteheadBrian Whitehead Date: Apr 11, 2008 02:17
On 11 Apr, 09:21, Adrian gmail.com> wrote:> Brian Whitehead (Brian Whitehead hotmail.com>) gurgled
> happily, sounding much like they were saying:
>>> I don't know where you go the idea that as a motorist I am not
>> interested in rail, but it is entirely untrue. �I would love to see a
>> renaissance in rail in this country.
>
> Seconded. But there's no way it's going to happen whilst ad-hoc fares are
> so ludicrously expensive.
>
> Tempt travellers to change to the train, not try to tax them out of their
> cars. Carrot, not stick.
Couldn't agree more. Can't see it happening, sadly, not whilst the
Treasury can sit back and take tens of billions per year on duty/VAT
from fuel for road users.
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Date: Apr 11, 2008 03:27
> I know the abusive motorists who dominate this transport newsgroup
> won't be interested in this one but it is transport related.
It makes a change to your usual off-topic posts.
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