Hang on, this idea of converting old railways to roads for express buses sounds eerily familiar…

Sir, As was pointed out on one of the previous occasions when the idea of converting railways to roads was mooted (Feb 3), in order to save on the enormous cost of drivers at one per vehicle, the buses could be joined together in batches of, say, ten or twelve and then, to add to operational efficiency, they could run on rails rather than having to be steered. The end result could be called a “railway”.

John Chapman

Hythe, Kent