Comments on: Comment: High Speed Rail Plan is Transport Hypocrisy http://www.fleetdirectory.co.uk/fleet-news/index.php/2010/03/19/comment-high-speed-rail-plan-is-transport-hypocrisy/ THE Fleet Industry links directory Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:43:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom West http://www.fleetdirectory.co.uk/fleet-news/index.php/2010/03/19/comment-high-speed-rail-plan-is-transport-hypocrisy/comment-page-1/#comment-6369 Tom West Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:42:50 +0000 http://www.fleetdirectory.co.uk/fleet-news/index.php/2010/03/19/comment-high-speed-rail-plan-is-transport-hypocrisy/#comment-6369 "How much of the quoted benefit could be accessed at a fraction of the cost by increasing the capacity of existing tracks" The report said that adding the same capacity to current tracks would cost *more* than a new line. The notion that because faster cars are bad (for safety reason) faster trains are as well is absurb - trains at any speed are far safer than cars by any measure. Oh, and these plans will actually benefit those people who still drive, because there will be fewer cars on the roads. “How much of the quoted benefit could be accessed at a fraction of the cost by increasing the capacity of existing tracks”
The report said that adding the same capacity to current tracks would cost *more* than a new line.
The notion that because faster cars are bad (for safety reason) faster trains are as well is absurb – trains at any speed are far safer than cars by any measure.

Oh, and these plans will actually benefit those people who still drive, because there will be fewer cars on the roads.

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