tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post3016008818724022372..comments2023-11-05T22:35:31.766+00:00Comments on Neil Clark: Put Britain's trains on the right trackNeil Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-37394812744279779342011-05-26T09:40:23.309+01:002011-05-26T09:40:23.309+01:00Meanwhile, Belgium's publicly-owned rail secto...Meanwhile, Belgium's publicly-owned rail sector operates, on the whole, with remarkable smoothness, as any visitor to that country can confirm. Not only does every Belgian village (never mind every Belgian town) seem to have a railway station, and not only do trains run on time (however bad the weather), but trains connecting the major centres are extraordinarily frequent. If you miss a train from Brussels to Antwerp, there'll be another one along in 15 minutes, whether or not it's peak hour.Leonardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-56057697806984486792011-05-24T04:06:57.682+01:002011-05-24T04:06:57.682+01:00Hand in hand with privatisation goes deregulation ...Hand in hand with privatisation goes deregulation -- I wonder if its having the same deleterious effect in the UK as it is in South Africa? See <a href="http://methodius.blogspot.com/2011/05/deteriorating-transport-infrastructure.html#links" rel="nofollow">Notes from underground: Deteriorating transport infrastructure</a>Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.com