In a wildly retrograde step, Royal Mail are retiring their Mail trains (to be replaced by slow, unreliable road haulage). This coming at a time when multiple operators are investing in rail for same-day parcel freight delivery. 🤦🏻‍♂️

#nationaliseroyalmail #rail #mail #latestagecapitalism #assetstripping

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/10/royal-mail-train-post-office-end-of-era/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF3Q_tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWnldJMC456SMx0RbjFnAAyn8Lom1NYYqplbaFg-zhcJdcamh2vXY9wfaw_aem_zA-zCLG1GXSx4WUxWNR6LA

Why Royal Mail’s decision to stop using trains is another nail in their coffin

They’ve been key to transporting letters and parcels across the country, but the demise of travelling post offices marks the end of an era

The Telegraph