London Without Trains Was a Nightmare | London News

A 1979 British Rail poster imagined London without trains—swallowed by highways, choked with traffic, turned into a parking lot. It warned that relying solely on cars would be disastrous, especially for a city that moves 26.6 million people daily. Today, rail carries 5.4 million of those trips—proof that the UK’s rail-first vision was spot on, while the U.S. paid the price for ditching its rail network. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/611a531f85f0691a