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What Are the Railways For?

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The Treasury's Villain

Tory Transport Secretary Patrick McLaughlin obtained impressive sums for rail investment from the Treasury. Now, Lord McLaughlin is trying to squeeze more money out of them for his patch. We need more trains because we actually don't have enough rolling stock, railway carriages for the amount of passengers that want to use them. There are people standing on a train between Manchester and Leeds even at 9 o'clock on a Sunday morning. Are there always wrong about the Treasury then? Really, the Treasury is just a wonderful auntie who is only there to help? But can it? I first thought about making this program two years ago, because Great British Railways was on the horizon but as time has

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