The German Government owned DB Rail in Germany has announced that it is to invest 41 Billion Euros in Germany's rail system between now and 2014, with heavy investment in infrastructure and 700 new trains.
Meanwhile the DfT have ordered 4 new trains and additional coaches for the Virgin Pendilinos for the West Coast Main Line at a cost of £255 Million; and they are going to store them until the start of the May 2012 timetable, by which time the Germans will have spent £20 Billion!
DB Rail are also using these vast subsidies to undercut competitors here in the UK whilst also buying up the competition.
When will we learn in this country that rail is vital to this country? Still I guess now we have the Tories in charge the decline in Rail will follow that in the Thatcher years hand-in-hand with the decline in Manufacturing. Hope all you Tory voters out there can now see that nothing is safe; should have stuck with Labour after all.
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