Railways Dispute
Sir, —“Disillusioned Nation-' alist” would be right if we I had a co-ordinated, nationalised transport system, but the railways get only what the big road transport concerns do not want The spoilers would rather import oil than use the wealth of our coalfields, and railway electrification schemes: were politically stifled. In; any other country, new railways would be built to exploit the minerals of Mount Somers and Coalgate, but the lines to these areas have been closed for the benefit of road transport which might provide comfortable billets for top railway officers when they retire. I am all for railways, but there is no room for duplication of transport in this
long, lean land, and, with more industrial squabbles likely, now would be a good time to rip up the tracks and make road interests responsible for the essential as well as the lucrative transport business. —Yours, etc., X. Y. ZEDUFIUS. December 16, 1968.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31864, 17 December 1968, Page 20
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