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by Dennis McDonald
During the Second World War the British Government took control of the nation’s railways. The first priority was to assist the war effort, and primary function of the railways became to shift men, equipment, or materials to achieve this. Civilian trains did however still run, both passenger and freight, and attempts were made to provide as normal a service as possible to the public.
Comments by Noel Braymer, RailPAC President.Published in the Western Rail Passenger Review, March 2002
There has been much discussion lately about the comparative virtues of short corridors versus longer distance inter-regional services. The conventional view, that short corridors have higher potential profitability, is widely shared but has little basis in fact. Let us consider some of the conventional myths. Continue Reading »
During some miscellaneous travels sorting through the local spreadsheet some interesting Amtrak and airline numbers are appearing - all from FY 1999.
