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] Date Posted: 21:28:23 12/08/04 Wed In reply to: Ed Harris (Venezia) 's message, "Addendum #2" on 17:06:59 12/08/04 Wed When I fly down to London, I often pay less for the flight than the rail connection from Stansted to Liverpool Street! Work that one out... [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: Nick (UK) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:15:27 12/17/04 Fri Maintaining thousands of miles of ageing track and rural stations is more expensive than maintaining a few subsidised runways and departure lounges and using untaxed aviation fuel, and the more commercial and competitive operations of the low-cost fliers use exremely low advance teaser rates and last-minute deals to keep passenger numbers up, since an empty seat is almost as expensive to get in the air as an occupied one. However in real terms, railways are probably more cost efficient than flight for getting people from A to B, and certainly have a lot more capacity. I don't know what the answer is. I think we should invest in a modern highspeed backbone, but the truth is that other European countries that have this tend to either price most of the population out of the new services (Spain), or run quite low quality or non-existent local services. Britain has the second largest railway network in Europe, and one of the largest in the world, despite our small size geographically. We have only marginally fewer miles of track then Germany, despite that country's extra 20m souls and significantly larger land area. This is expensive, but it's also a valuable asset that shouldn't be squandered. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |