Dr Hoo
Established Member
Marples had also supported the use of cost-benefit analysis to justify the building of the Victoria Line. (Yes! An expensive new railway.)
Marples also led the multi-modal Conurbation Studies (that were later picked up and developed into the Passenger Transport Authorities).
The Re-shaping report was full of stuff about developing new freight services and winning traffic back to rail from the trunk road network.
The Re-shaping report recognised that 'inter city' services were one of rail's key strengths and opportunities (unlike rural lines that generated 1% of the revenue from a third of the network), which again could reduce or delay the need for new motorways.
(But perhaps Master29 is right and Marples Ridgway were salivating at the likelihood of new motorway contracts for links to Silloth and Bardney as a change from other things that they built like power stations and harbours.)
Marples also led the multi-modal Conurbation Studies (that were later picked up and developed into the Passenger Transport Authorities).
The Re-shaping report was full of stuff about developing new freight services and winning traffic back to rail from the trunk road network.
The Re-shaping report recognised that 'inter city' services were one of rail's key strengths and opportunities (unlike rural lines that generated 1% of the revenue from a third of the network), which again could reduce or delay the need for new motorways.
(But perhaps Master29 is right and Marples Ridgway were salivating at the likelihood of new motorway contracts for links to Silloth and Bardney as a change from other things that they built like power stations and harbours.)