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Re:Trains are more efficient and less polluting than other t... by michaelt on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @05:15AM (#19552321)
Europe also had a big military imperative to build railways pre-WW1: Trains let you move your forces faster, so you can build up a concentration of forces in one location to attack or reinforce a defensive line.

So no state in continental Europe wanted to be on the losing side of a railway gap.

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Re:Trains are more efficient and less polluting than other t... by dsq on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @09:51AM (#19554034)
This is probably a much bigger factor than usually thought. Military necessity will trump budget constrictions and property rights. Railways pre WW1, roads during and after WW2 and in preparation for the Cold War.
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