Category: Railways & Transport
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Why Did Britain Stop Putting Cars on Trains?
British Rail once carried holidaymakers and their cars to Scotland and Cornwall. Motorail was ingenious, popular—and ultimately defeated by the motorway.
British Rail once carried holidaymakers and their cars to Scotland and Cornwall. Motorail was ingenious, popular—and ultimately defeated by the motorway.
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