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Losing Track
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160 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1985
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August 16, 2022
As a fan of railways since I was a youngster, I very much enjoy finding out about the Uks rail history and how various decisions have influenced the network we have now. I watched the TV series before reading this book and while obviously similar the book is more comprehensive and better in key ways:
1. Kerry Hamiltons political persuasion is clearly stated in the book as a socialist unlike on the TV series so you are more ready for the bias. Side point: interesting to note the TV series did not say this though as it was C4 I guess the viewers just expect it!
2. The TV series ending especially was perhaps a bit more hysterical in almost suggesting the railways and other elements of public transport would disappear on current trajectory. The book is not like this at all
3. A brief mention of electric cars and their costs which in an era when we are trying to move to electric cars was interesting... and does not seem to have changed since this book was written really.
Point one is worth a mention as I am much more Conservative leaning though more small c rather than being a free market everywhere extremist. I still really enjoyed this book as it gives a very good overview of what could be done even more to improve public transport in the UK from where we have come from.
The good news is that things have improved since this book was written and the cars are not seen as small gods anymore - if you were to tell the authors that in 2019 a tory government was voted in including a line about "reversing beeching" (ok so that isnt happening exactly but more rail is being built now and more trams have been added) they would probably faint though the old issues on building new public transport do persist as HS2 has shown.
1. Kerry Hamiltons political persuasion is clearly stated in the book as a socialist unlike on the TV series so you are more ready for the bias. Side point: interesting to note the TV series did not say this though as it was C4 I guess the viewers just expect it!
2. The TV series ending especially was perhaps a bit more hysterical in almost suggesting the railways and other elements of public transport would disappear on current trajectory. The book is not like this at all
3. A brief mention of electric cars and their costs which in an era when we are trying to move to electric cars was interesting... and does not seem to have changed since this book was written really.
Point one is worth a mention as I am much more Conservative leaning though more small c rather than being a free market everywhere extremist. I still really enjoyed this book as it gives a very good overview of what could be done even more to improve public transport in the UK from where we have come from.
The good news is that things have improved since this book was written and the cars are not seen as small gods anymore - if you were to tell the authors that in 2019 a tory government was voted in including a line about "reversing beeching" (ok so that isnt happening exactly but more rail is being built now and more trams have been added) they would probably faint though the old issues on building new public transport do persist as HS2 has shown.
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