Title: Stop Training And Start Coaching
Description: A feasibility study into railway lines in the Boondocks, the most remote part of @@NAME@@, has discovered that they are economically unsustainable, with some lines running 6-carriage trains with as few as 3 passengers. The feasibility study has suggested that these railway lines be shut down and replaced with coach services.
Validity: (Co-authored by Jutsa and Australian Republic) Nation must have: reasonable public transport spending; trains and automobiles(or at least coaches and trucks, but I imagine automobiles would be easier to code).
Option: "Whilst I understand that this is an unfortunate situation, we cannot maintain every single line," complains @@RANDOMNAME@@, chief of the rail budget. "While coaches may offer somewhat slower travel, they are more well-suited for small towns with small populations, as they're smaller and can run directly into town, when rail lines may lay a few kilometers out. Even better is the fact that they're cheap and require far less maintenance. And when it comes to imports, trucks will, too, be more efficient than freight trains. Come on, @@LEADER@@; it's the only logical solution."
[effect]miles of abandoned and rusty rail networks can almost be made out from the windows of overcrowded coaches
Option: "Stupid, bloody townies!" screams a disgruntled, long-term resident of the Boondocks. "We live so far from everything that we need good and sturdy transport to get anywhere safely and comfortably, as well as import supplies we need and export enough to give us a profit. The government should build, maintain, and pay for rail connections to every place that has someone living in it. Darn the expenses, @@LEADER@@; do it for my children!"
[effect]the nation's longest railway line only serves two individuals who didn't even want it
Option: "Why should I have to pay for the travel of hermits who only want to interact with the outside world whenever it suits them?" protests @@RANDOMNAME@@, a disgruntled city taxpayer. "I don't see why rural people need public transport at all. If they choose to live isolated, then by all means they'll get what they're asking for. It's not like in the city, where we need public transport in order to get anywhere - even if we are closer to everything. Cut any and all government spending on public transport to rural communities, and let those people find their own way around."
[effect]rural communities are so isolated that they're rediscovered every couple of years