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    California hi-speed line LA-San Francisco aborted

    Massive cost over-runs and delays. https://news.yahoo.com/california-nixes-plans-high-speed-la-sf-rail-211018410.html
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    New California rail link in trouble

    Delays and hugely excessive overruns...sounds like UK electrification woes? Sam http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-bullet-train-cost-increase-20180309-story.html
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    Why US commuter rail is so bad...

    The UK had Mr. Marples (a criminal favouring car/lorry interests over rail) and Dr. Beeching, tasked with culling unnecessary railways from British Rail; in the States we had collusion on a much larger scale to destroy commuter rail (especially well-run electrical tram operations, which were...
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    A beautiful walk by the sea...Whitby-Scarborough

    I walked this line (19 miles as the crow flies, 24 if rail route is followed, which I did mostly)...It took from about 5 AM til sundown, in early Oct 2005. I don't think you could find a more rewarding hike! Lovely people, and wonderful vistas of the sea along the UK east coast, especially at...
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    Swindon Trip

    I'm new here, so sorry if this has been covered...are there any people who experienced Trip in Swindon, especially children, in the early part of the last century? Obviously people who were adults would be few and far between, but I'd be especially interested in hearing how the women prepared...

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