#I may be someone who rolls my eyes at “nooo don’t hate urself” stuff but learning countries have used self deprecation to sabotage rail | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

catenary-chad · 2 days ago

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tbh it’s funny and sad that my “Electra is the one actually wronged by the system and literally held back by government underfunding and poor infrastructure” thing actually works GREAT across the pond too. These guys are probably the best Electra parallel in the UK and…. were eventually reliable and well-regarded despite vastly limited use due to cuts to electrification plans (thanks to the people who think ~only you have the power within you~)

#reference #also find it funny how the APT was actually influential and important despite how widely mocked it was #really want to dig into that more and give poor prince of wales more depth there’s a weirdly meta thread #about how defeatism was something used to crush rail development there and downplay the actual successes it had #I may be someone who rolls my eyes at “nooo don’t hate urself” stuff but learning countries have used self deprecation to sabotage rail #is the one thing to crack my preference towards cynicism #side note: i think i remember these things from my 2018 trip and wish i appreciated them more. I just wasn’t big on the aesthetics #the sound and lights look really familiar and i’m pretty sure i rode one to york #Youtube

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