Re: Dr Beeching

[jon@mrrl.lut.ac.uk (Jon Knight)]

John Rowland (johnr@turquoisedays.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: The real mistake IMO was building housing on the closed lines. The
: alignments should have been kept clear or had cheap warehouses and low-rise
: industrial properties built on them, so that they could easily be cleared
: again.

Its relatively easy to clear housing.  The tricky bit is the planning
permission/Acts of Parliment/compulsory purchase orders/etc that let you
do so! ;-)

--
Tatty bye,

Jim'll

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