[Redbook2:83A-B][19760303:0000c]{Railways into Busways
[continued]}[3rd
March 1976]
1976.03.03
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What
is B[ritish] R[ail]'s answer to this? What are the Government's
thoughts, if any? At one time it seemed that B.R. might be taking the
problem seriously, at least for the 'medium-term' future, with
research into automated wagon systems. Clearly this is a potentially
significant means of increasing the flexibility of the railway system
as a carrier, at least between rail-connected customers, compared
with road-based carriers. But nothing seems to have been heard of
this line of development for some time. One hopes that it has not
been dropped in favour of the more glamorous but potentially less
significant high speed rail passenger trains.
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