tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post4688641292759781785..comments2024-03-26T10:23:12.534+00:00Comments on round the rails we go: Industrial StrengthScott Willisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284196034782356946noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-32867053868847613832010-08-04T23:17:48.277+01:002010-08-04T23:17:48.277+01:00But I think the Halton Curve could be a genuine bo...But I think the Halton Curve could be a genuine boon to the network which is being ignored. While freight is undoubtably important, I'm thinking that passenger use is equally important, not just for numbers, but also for the public perception and acceptance of rail services. And of course a line that is open to the public can easily be used by freight.<br /><br /><br />Yes, that pic was taken from the middle of the line: there was a pedestrian level crossing there. I don't mind admitting I was a bit nervous as I took it!Scott Willisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284196034782356946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-25423851196604734312010-08-04T13:03:24.049+01:002010-08-04T13:03:24.049+01:00You've answered your own question with the com...You've answered your own question with the comments about that double-track line and then the photo of cooling towers... The Halton Curve could collapse with no greater consequence than the upset of a few trainspotters, but if that line fell into disrepair coal trains couldn't get through and the whole of Merseyside and Cheshire would plunge into darkness.<br /><br />But - hang on a minute - is that photo taken from the middle of the line itself...???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com