Re: Dr Beeching

["B.Rumary" <brian.rumary@virgin.net>]

> 200,000 return tickets London to S-o-S credited to London stations
> 3 annual S-o-S seasons credited to Sunshine-on-Sea
> 10 locos used for banking summer Saturday workings have their entire
>   maintenance costs allocated to the branch
> 8 miles of branch line designated as "needs reballasting and relaying
>   next year"
>
Also when the TUCC enquiry was held, those 200,000 holidaymakers were 
not 'local people', so their interests did not count in deciding the 
future of the line.

Brian Rumary, England

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