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I was somewhat amused to read the article written by Don Phillips about British Rail. The views expressed were somewhat reminiscent of a scene from a bygone age. Perhaps the article should have been in the Preservation section? <br /> <br />Let me explain. Firstly, British Rail has not existed for over 10 years. I assume he is not talking about British railways, as he used a capitalised version of Rail, and thus I assume he is using the defunct proper name. Even this website quotes "Lessons for U.S. passenger rail from British Rail." <br /> <br />Secondly, we do not refer to freight trains as "goods trains". This harkens back to probably the 1950s or earlier. Systemwide they are known as freight trains. The freight operating companies also call themselves freight companies and not goods companies. <br /> <br />Thirdly, what's all this about underinvestment, old, disorganised, etc? Maybe 4-5 years ago but not now. Those sort of comments come from newspapers like The Sun and the National Enquirer. <br /> <br />I could go on, but you get the point. <br /> <br />So, Don, you obviously haven't been to the UK in a while. Why don't you pop over and pay us a visit - and then write an informative and accurate article about it? <br /> <br />Geoff M.
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