Comments on: South Wales Electrification and Economic Reality

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:45:25 +0000

I haven’t been to Penn Station. But I bet you haven’t been to Birmingham New Street either

By: Serdar

Serdar — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:55:46 +0000

Side comment I’ve been meaning to make fo some time: I know little casually about the politics and geography at work here, but the issues at stake remind me a great deal of the problems of mass transit where I grew up (the NYC / Tri-State area). Right now the big controversy du jour is the possible renovation of Penn Station, which currently is a hole in the ground that makes the worst train stations of the UK look paradisical in comparison. (And it’s all the more heartbreaking when you saw what Penn Station looked like originally…)

By: Chris Hall

Chris Hall — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:41:11 +0000

The North-South line plan is still alive. I was pretty much run out of a meeting for suggesting they should upgrade existing services rather rebuild. It’s all about ‘nation’ building and political posturing rather than supporting the needs of the people who need the services. I didn’t dare say why would anyone want to travel that route anyway. If you live In North Wales and need to go to a big city for say Healthcare, surely Liverpool or Manchester are more logical and convenient. It’s not just Plaid though. Welsh Labour are just as bad if not worse.