On the Wrong Line
On the Wrong Line
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On the Wrong Line by Christian Wolmar
Christian Wolmar's acclaimed Broken Rails charted the disastrous privatisation of the British railway system in the mid-1990s. Now, in an updated and expanded version of the book, Wolmar highlights the failure of New Labour to get to grips with the legacy it inherited. The railways now absorb more taxpayers' money than ever before, while performance has reached an all-time low. Wolmar suggests that the railways may soon be under threat from a massive round of cuts and closures - or that debts, already at USD10bn, will mount up with catastrophic effect. But he argues that there is a third option: a return to a rational railway in which the disparate pieces are reassembled into a functioning network.
Christian Wolmar is a writer and broadcaster specializing in transport and other social policy issues. He has published five previous books, most recently Down the Tube: The Battle for London's Underground, and writes regularly for several national newspapers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781854109989 |
| ISBN 10 | 1854109987 |
| Title | On the Wrong Line |
| Author | Christian Wolmar |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2005-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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