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vexingsilence t1_j7v518e wrote

Reply to comment by batmansmotorcycle in Want passenger rail in Manchester? Make your voice heard by PurpleSubtlePlan

>There has been exactly like two studies on this thing, and they just kill the last one before it was even complete.

There have been continuous studies all the way back to the trial run in the 80's.

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batmansmotorcycle t1_j7vkn29 wrote

Okay fine if you wanna go back 45 years

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vexingsilence t1_j7vm6pr wrote

It goes back further than that, the trial run in the 80s didn't materialize from nothing. That's how long this project has been under discussion, and how long the taxpayers have been paying for studies and for debates and so on. I'd love to see the actual dollar amount that's already been spent without any actual construction being done, or without any concrete plans materializing. That's why this bill is happening, people want to put a cork in this thing before we spend another half century paying for more studies.

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