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Don’t let planners prevent buses ‘competing’ with trains

Roger Davies, Kendal LA9
31 May 2013
 

Let me tell you a story. I live right by the railway tracks, equidistant from two stations, each a pleasant around 30 minute walk away. A bus service covering most of the same points as the train and many, many more besides is five minutes walk away. It’s a no brainer, I’d never dream of using the train.

If some clown took off the bus because it “competes” with the train, I’d always go by car. And this is a fundamental point Messrs Sexton and Smith miss (Letters...

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