Re:Europe is investing heavily in trains
by Symbiote on Monday April 11, 2022 @06:53PM
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All Network Rail railways: £4479M / 20,000 miles of track = £140000/km
Strategic Road Network: £700M / 4,436 miles = £98000/km
Not included: cost of pollution, injuries and deaths on the roads.
Not considered: potential and actual capacity of the roads vs the railways, potential for historic underinvestment meaning higher current costs, whether these statistics mean a single track/road lane or all the tracks/lanes, usage costs for passengers and freight.
A breakdown of the railways costs would be useful for a better comparison, i.e. major lines only.
Strategic Road Network: £700M / 4,436 miles = £98000/km
Not included: cost of pollution, injuries and deaths on the roads.
Not considered: potential and actual capacity of the roads vs the railways, potential for historic underinvestment meaning higher current costs, whether these statistics mean a single track/road lane or all the tracks/lanes, usage costs for passengers and freight.
A breakdown of the railways costs would be useful for a better comparison, i.e. major lines only.
https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ann...
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