Ernest Marples was transport secretary around that time, who coincidentally was head of one of the biggest road construction companies in the country, a slight conflict of interest there I think.
The book called The Great Railway conspiracy explains in detail the cordinated effort to wipe out the railways after the war in favour of road building. At one point they even questioned whether we needed any railway routes at all if they continued to build new roads. Fortunately someone saw sense. Cargo needs to come off the roads and back onto rail to relieve congestion on the road networks. Its been proven by studies that simply building more roads only eases congestion on other roads for a short time and then the new roads become congested and then the old ones do again. Building more houses doesnt ease the housing shortage because they're bought up by property moguls in bulk, then rented at a rate that the people who need them can't afford. That also means theres still a shortage of new homes for first time buyers as theyre snapped up for more profitable rentals.
We should have stayed with our railway system. The destruction was terrible.
Ernest Marples was transport secretary around that time, who coincidentally was head of one of the biggest road construction companies in the country, a slight conflict of interest there I think.
The book called The Great Railway conspiracy explains in detail the cordinated effort to wipe out the railways after the war in favour of road building. At one point they even questioned whether we needed any railway routes at all if they continued to build new roads.
Fortunately someone saw sense.
Cargo needs to come off the roads and back onto rail to relieve congestion on the road networks.
Its been proven by studies that simply building more roads only eases congestion on other roads for a short time and then the new roads become congested and then the old ones do again.
Building more houses doesnt ease the housing shortage because they're bought up by property moguls in bulk, then rented at a rate that the people who need them can't afford. That also means theres still a shortage of new homes for first time buyers as theyre snapped up for more profitable rentals.