The more wee are together
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The transport arrangements for the Motor Show were in a sense the fulfilment of the Socialist dream of complete co-ordination of road, rail and air The separate agencies demonstrated what could be done without nationalisation and political interference.
As Sir Barrie Heath, president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, said, road traffic kept moving, which solved what could have been the biggest problem in handling more than 900,000 visitors. The railways did a splendid job and air services "operated totally successfully at unprecedented traffic levels."' If the three transport systems can interlock so efficiently for a special occasion, there must be scope for wider voluntary coordination that might remove the threat of more public ownership from all except the left wing of the Labour party. And what about a service of narrow boats by'canal from London to the West Midlands for visitors to the 1980 Show who have time to spare? That would keep everyone quiet.