tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post916953505090459296..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Roads for WalesJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-18002698730250503252009-01-06T11:30:00.000+00:002009-01-06T11:30:00.000+00:00Anon,Thanks for the link. It's an interesting art...Anon,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link. It's an interesting article, and the suggestion for a north-south link deserves to be explored more fully. The fact that the possibility has emerged in the way that it has serves only to underline the way in which rail policy in the UK, including Wales, is set largely be reacting to events rather than by an attempt to drive them.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-59071208875942100732008-12-30T20:16:00.000+00:002008-12-30T20:16:00.000+00:00Here's an interesting article:http://www.guardian....Here's an interesting article:<BR/><BR/>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/30/comment-and-debate?commentpage=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-90864962083505431272008-12-17T08:11:00.000+00:002008-12-17T08:11:00.000+00:00Anon,As far as I am aware, no. I have blogged bef...Anon,<BR/><BR/>As far as I am aware, no. I have blogged before about the need for a strategic plan for railway investment, something which doesn't exist at the moment. Investment is driven, rather, by responding to estimates of future demand, which themselves seem to be manipulated so that they do not call for more investment than is planned.<BR/><BR/>Whether remaining within Welsh borders when travelling from north to south is a priority or not may be another issue. It needs to be considered, along with a range of other possible options; but I'm not primarily concerned about staying within territory. A fast efficient link by any route would be a good start.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-79498692895484556022008-12-16T21:49:00.000+00:002008-12-16T21:49:00.000+00:00Do you know if there are any long term plans to bu...Do you know if there are any long term plans to build a North South Railway line which completes the journey by travelling within Welsh borders eg a link between Swansea and Aber and from there to Porthmadog?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com