Rejected petition Let us invest in re-opening rail routes which were closed by the Beeching Axe

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Most of the track beds still exist for the rail routes which were closed by the Beeching axe, Let us consider re-opening those lines over the next twenty years. It makes sense to look forward to alternative methods of transport for the day when petrol may be in very short supply.

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Date submitted 28 August 2011
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