Seems like most people think this is a positive move but I'm not sure about a couple of things about all this electrification. A: Power cuts does that mean no trains? B: Do the train companies revert to older trains or will they be abolished? C:This means electrification right into the Paragon Interchange, so one dedicated platform for electrified trains, right? Curious that's all and I may add trains are not one of my things so my knowledge is lamentable.
I didnt mean that part was bollocks. I meant the claim that 'its the norm' to have a second city half as big as the first city.
Maybe they were saying that when second cities were closer to the size of the first city then resources are spread rather than the first city pulling away.
I know in general this is true. But I also appreciated the irony that this announcement and that fact was made on the day I came down to Hull for the weekend. My train from Edinburgh to York was delayed by 45 minutes because a plastic bag blew onto one of the overhead cables and we weren't allowed to proceed until an engineer had come along to remove it.
Our Monarchy and our fond memories of Empire are probably major factors in the historical centralisation of power.
Possibly. But governments need to de-centralise power and devolve the economy so that the whole island thrives not one small crowded rip off corner of it. What would you think of a house where the front room was state of the art immaculate with all mod cons, and the other rooms hadn't been maintained, cleaned or decorated for years? You'd think the owners were ****s.
It's also in many ways the biggest ****hole in the UK. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/10717010/15-year-old-girl-shot-dead-in-London-police-say.html
Faster trains are a bonus, but surely to benefit the city, more direct services to more destinations are required. I'm no travel guru, but I'd've thought ease and convenience would be as helpful as fast trains. No point in bombing from A to B then wait half hour to get to C. Just my thoughts .
