Abstract: During the first three decades of the Community only a few railway proposals were adopted, and they had little impact on national railway policies. During the 1960s and 1970s the Commission formulated its vision for a common transport policy, its initiatives were not supported by the member states, and as a result transport legislation was adopted piecemeal. In general, the early post-World War period was characterised by national investments in infrastructure particularly to repair the damage caused by bombing during the war. The railways were not the only mode that needed investment, the road infrastructure had also suffered from the war. Moreover, as car ownership increased the governments' attention and money turned to road infrastructure investment. From the 1960s onwards many national railway networks were consolidated and rationalised, the famous Beeching report is one example of how many British railway lines were closed and later similar line closures could be found in most other European countries.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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