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Re:Europe is investing heavily in trains by KptMarchewa on Monday April 11, 2022 @04:30PM (#30994512)
A lot of time those tracks are already paid for by freight trains.

The track tax is just what governments choose to do - especially since cargo trucks barely pay any road access tax.

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Re:Europe is investing heavily in trains by hgomersall on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @02:42AM (#30999412)
You can't run an effective passenger service on tracks dominated by freight.
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