April 25th 14, 07:51 AM
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The Cost and Funding of Transit Systems
Hils wrote:
On 2014-04-25 02:22, Aurora wrote:
September 1, this penny pinching madness will affect the rest of the
UK. Network Rail will no longer be able to borrow against its assets
like a private business. It will be subject to the availability of
funds from HM Treasury. The chancellor will have to balance railway
infrastructure improvements against funds for hospitals and schools.
We have enjoyed a period of continual improvement. Capacity has been
increased with improved junctions and enlarged facilities.
Reading may be the last hurrah. It is back to Penney pinching
decline. Single lead junctions anyone?
I wouldn't bank on there being many new hospitals or schools either. The
oligarchs don't want taxpayers money to do anything useful like build
public infrastructure when they can get it into their own pockets directly.
Those mysterious oligarchs are obviously deeply incompetent:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23080327
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-s...wales-26526380
http://www.theconstructionindex.co.u...-hs2-engineers
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/imperialwest
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news...-queen-4870398
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/wy...-trust-6293381
http://www.papworthhospital.nhs.uk/c...worth_hospital
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-fife-26465478
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