On 14/01/2016 09:40, d wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jan 2016 15:10:23 +0000 Basil Jet
wrote:
I haven't seen this before. The key is incomplete and doesn't work,
but the map itself is still useful.

http://www.merrittcartographic.co.uk..._railways.html

Its sad how sparse the network is, especially in east anglia. People
who waffle on about the demise of the private car really need to take
a good look at this map.

-- Spud



Yes - a lot of lines were closed by Marples/Beeching, and some even
before that. All the cities and large towns retain railways, but
elsewhere the population density is fairly light, with smallish towns
(under about 10000 population), villages and lots of space between them
- certainly nowhere large enough to support viable rail services.