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Old 27th September 2008, 21:40
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Years ago (as some here will remember) many factories had their own railheads for direct delivery of raw materials and components and subsequent 'export' of completed goods.
Most (if not all) of these lines have been ripped-up.
Were the railways SO inefficient or just incompetent?
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