Christian Wolmar Rail article , January 23 2007 (link below.)
http://www.christianwolmar.co.uk/articles/rail/557.shtml

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"If the industry is to survive the next year without being forced into a spiral of closure and service reductions, it has to work much harder at justifying its existence, and that does not mean providing cattle-truck conditions for its passengers. Thus I thought it would be timely to offer some suggestions as to what the rail industry needs to do in what is going to be a momentous year for its future, given that we will see the publication of the 30-year strategy along with the requirements and budget for the industry for the 2009-14 period. So here are a few ideas for the industry and, indeed, ministers, to ponder."