A total of 6,220 miles (10,010 km) of railway line were built as a result of projects authorised between 1844 and 1846—by comparison, the total route mileage of the modern UK railway network is around 11,000 miles (18,000 km).
Wow. Must have been nice having such a solid foundation to expand upon. Meanwhile in the US:
There is no such thing as trains. Now get back in you gas guzzler, sit in traffic for 3 hours each way on each day, consume more gasoline to enrich the corporate overlords, and run over as many kids as you can because you can’t see them in your behemoth.
-The political establishment
Fuck yeah! Damn those environmental pansies! I’ll even hang a ton of flags on the guzzler expressing my obnoxious political-opinion so I can own the libs. That’ll teach 'em.
Wow. Must have been nice having such a solid foundation to expand upon. Meanwhile in the US:
-The political establishment
-The morons