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Title: 'Big Shift' To Rail Urged For UK Post by: Lee on March 04, 2008, 22:39:44 The UK needs a "modal shift" from road to rail if greenhouse gas emissions from transport are to be curbed, a report concludes (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7277757.stm The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) says changes are needed to government policies on transport pricing, energy and town planning. A train journey can produce about one tenth of the carbon emissions generated if the same trip is made by air. The report's authors say substantial investment in the railways is needed. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |