Improve road to improve rail freight says Transport for the North
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Freight by road accounts for ninety per cent of all tonnage moved in the North of England, say findings from Transport for the North, the sub-national body responsible for supporting the region’s economic development through transport infrastructure enhancement. TfN finds that by supporting short-term gains for road traffic, rail freight will benefit in the long term.
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Quality of service rendered is low, too low!
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Sooner the better, an upgrading from railways todays low axial load should start! Simply, current standards no longer is optimal.
(“Longer and heavier”, in no respect is sustainable.)
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Electrification, yes, but an optimal. (Redundancy -hybrid- is needed.)
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For benefitting of Advantage, nearness to ports, resilient, high quality railways, is a must!
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Weak Link of chain (railways) has to be the now attended!