I object to the creation of a general rail forum where all rail related questions are posted.

If the Forum gods want to create something more specific such as "UK Rail" questions sorta like the Amtrak Forum, or a EuroRail forum (Non specific to a country) then by all means.

But I don't think a new general rail forum needs to exists in the format presented:
It appears to be a UK - Europe Rail issue than it is more of a US/Asia rail issue for flyertalk.

If one wanted to make things easier then a proposed:
"UK/Europe Rail Travel (Non City/Country Specific)" or rahter InterEurope Rail Travel Forum.

ie don't put Paris Metro Questions there if there is already a Paris Travel forum, or London Tube questions there because a London Travel section exists.

I do not think US Commuter Rail needs a forum of its own, I do not think there is a demand or a need for it at the moment. Amtrak Guest Rewards couldprobably move over.

If there is a "WORLD" rail section then a notion of (Excluding Japan, China etc etc whatever needed) where rail travel questions could be directed into those appropriate travel forums.

But I do not think a WORLD section should exist, if someone did have a rail question I think they can find an appropriate travel forum to put it in. India, Russia, Austrailia, a general Western/Eastern Europe Travel section pretty much a travel section exists for almost every continent on flyertalk.

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