No, because that would be historically incorrect.
True. Pre Victorian is what I should have said.
As for Swindon..........you have obviously failed to understand that the great railway town is no more, and no longer houses masses of railway workers. Ask any of the retired workers who built great locomotives and everything else for the GWR (as I have in the past) who they blame for the demise of the extensive plant and the answer will be "the bloody government / politicians" who allowed the business to go to other plants, like Derby and Doncaster, then in turn allowed foreign companies to take the orders.
Sorry TB, but it is you who mis-understands the railway industry, and of course also cares not a jot for it.
I care not for it because its outdated, inefficient, expensive for those using it, and even more expensive for those that don't. Would you be kind enough to subsidise my car journeys by 60%? Thought not.
Right, I have got more to say after doing the dinner.
Your last sentence says it all now. You may hate the railways, but actually, more importantly, begrudge "subsidising" those unfortunate enough to not be able to travel by other means than the railways.
Those who medically cannot, those due to age cannot now drive, those who cannot afford (unlike lucky you and me!) to get licence and fully fund a car, or find it too difficult to get to their place of work due to a) distance b) time taken c) fear of driving long distances and/or in cities, and the young folk who are just starting out in life and have landed a great job. That doesn't take into account all the students who may enjoy a discount on the fares, but still have to fork out considerable sums to travel. You think you are subsidising everything, but have you seem the latest annual fares?!
I have repeatedly reiterated that most of those who travel by train have no choice, but in your view take away the railways now and sod em! That is typical of the 'I'm all right Jack' of today!
You and I are lucky, but hundreds of thousands are not. They NEED the railways - you know those that work for the hospitals, in schools, colleges, universities, that are not on the highest pay, cannot afford their own transport, and anyway have no parking space available, let alone afford the cost of using one!
No, you are living in your own bubble where it is so easy to shout about what YOU want, just like our ruddy politicians!
Like it or lump it we
need, until there is an alternative, public transport, bus, coach, or railways for those billions of journeys required. WE have to pay for that, as indeed those who do not use a motor car have to, indirectly pay for massive road schemes. Just like we have to pay for the other necessities of life, like hospitals, schools, libraries, play centres, etc,etc, even though we may never use them.
If you really cared, and want everyone to stop using the railways due to being so out dated and inefficient, then argue through the politicians for the provision of cars, electric of course, for everyone who MAY be able to use one, funded by us. Then tackle the problem of an extra 74 million tonnes of freight going onto the roads every year that will cause all kinds of financial and environmental problems, but of course you, it seems, would not care about that as long as your car is subsidised - by whom?
As I have said you have got stuck to a computer screen and virtual reality, not what millions of others have to face in full, nasty, reality. Wait to all your IT jobs go as computers look after themselves, from design, manufacture, use, modifications, and then disregarding those humans that are now dispensable and cost far too much to "subsidise". So even your jobs are already becoming historic, belonging to a different bygone age, and should be scrapped like the Victorian trains and motor vehicles. In fact we all will be in the crap!
What does the statement at the bottom of your posts say that refers to how I view you?.........
Right, rant over.......feels a lot better