Northern Rail

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RE: Northern Rail

(21/03/2015 07:16)wirralbus Wrote:  Ok which would you prefer then these 25 year old 319's or 30 year old 142's.

Im sure there is a lot of people who will say they would prefer these 319's , there will then have to be another look at the units again within 10 years by whichever Government is in power then. The problem is transport is at the behest of all the cuts in subsidy budgets in the PTE areas which Northern deals with.

Cuts? What cuts? Have you any idea how much per capita is spent in London on public transport in comparison to the regions? Look it up; it will shock you. Finance seems no problem when it comes to investing in NB4L, Crossrail, rail infrastructure and rolling stock in the south east and London. If this or any other government genuinely wanted to improve connectivity in the north of England it would scrap HS2 and build HS3 straight away but that ain't going to happen. I suggest that you watch a BBC programme entitled 'Mind the Gap' presented by Evan Davis. It's available on Youtube.