Re: Taken For A Ride

["canetram59" <canetram59@hotmail.com>]

Captain W. J. Somerville <marivcru@labyrinth.net.au> wrote in message
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> On Saturday night, on SBS TV had a documentary
> call Taken For A Ride
>
> It is how General Motors, purchase and destroy
> the public transport in big America city of the
> Trolley Cars
>
> Yours Sincerely
> Capt. W.J.Somerville

A very interesting program that alleged how General Motors through  various
front organisations purchased streetcar companies in many U.S. cities (at
least 83) and wound back the services to the extent they became uneconomic
and thus allowed excuses for abandonment and replacement by buses. As buses
and private motor vehicles started to choke the roads the freeway systems
were born. Showed many scenes of gridlocked city streets and freeways. The
development of the "highway lobby", which has been a major force in the
freeway building program (by lobbying government) was also depicted.
However, best parts  were the historic scenes of  streetcars in many
American cities especially the scenes of Pacific Electric in California.

canetram59