Talk:Wealden Lineの英語

It is not an accurate reflection of the facts with regards to the closure of the Lewes to Uckfield section of the line. In some instances it is POV. Mention needs to be made of the Hamsey loop, for which an Act was put in place in preparation of the closure, of the line for the planned Lewes Relief road, Phases 1, 2 & 3. Whilst the line was mentioned in the Beeching 1 report as being recommended for closure. The incoming Labour government under Wilson, closed a number of lines, more so than under Beeching. It was in May 1967 that Barbara Castle issued the Network for development plans. Which needs to be mentioned in the text as this is relevant. This report defined a basic network for the railways. Now some of the remunerative main trunk lines and secondary lines would be developed. Others that were of a social need but unremunerative would be subsidised under the forthcoming 1968 Transport Act. Those that fell outside of this would be candidates for closure, as they were neither remunerative or socially needed, in the Governments view. It was up to BR management to decide which lines to close. The Hurst Green Junction to Lewes line was one of those lines affected. Mention should be also made of the fact that whilst the Minister consented to closure of the Lewes to Uckfield section this was one of a number of senarios studied, and was the cheaper option than reinstalling the Hamsey loop, as central government would have had to bear this cost. Additionally, the 1968 Transport Act, saved the Hurst Green Junction to Uckfield section when BR announced it was to close in late 1968. Given that the 1968 Transport Act had come statue, the Minister was able to give it a subsidy under section 38 for a three year period with Treasury approval. Had that statue not been in place then BR would have closed the line in its entirety. In the light of my comments above there is a need to update the text as it stands, as there are issues of accuracy and credibility with it. Aquizard 00:47, 25 September 2007 (UTC)