Britain's Transport 2010 Scheme

["David Bennetts" <davibenn@pcug.org.au>]

Interesting to read of Britain's Transport 2010 scheme - controversial and
will it take off?  Involves 60 billion pounds for rail, 30 billion for
roads, 26 billion for local transport schemes (including 25 new light rail
systems!), and $3.2 billion for new London Transport initiatives.

Refer http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_politics/newsid_842000/842890.stm
for details.

Look at the proportions of expenditure - twice as much for rail as road.  No
doubt motorists will be whingeing but does Britain want to become a vast
carpark under concrete?  Or another version of Los Angeles?

Meanwhile, returning to our haven down under, where's our far sighted
governments leading our transport toward 2010?

Regards

David Bennetts
Canberra