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kernow · 08-10-2005, 01:41 PM

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3. freight, which clogs our roads should be moved to the railways following the analysis and correction in 2 above, and the completion of an acceptable, renewed and fully functionable rail network and freight depots.

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The problem with this idea is from the rail depots the goods still have to be delivered to the customer, so with the amount of lorries/vans moving out from the depots delivering to various customers you would have even more town gridlock. My local town which has a railway station is gridlocked now for most of the day, massive amounts of freight arriving at the station to be dispursed would just add to the chaos.
The problem to-day which did not excist 50 years ago, is most people can now afford a car, which on the one hand is a good thing, but on the other hand because we live on an Island and have a growing population is a bad thing. How we solve the problem? I have not got a clue! Until someone, somewhere comes up with the fool proof answer, we'll just have to put up with it.
The EU just might come up with the answer? :roll: I know, all people who live on Islands are banned from owning a cars! :cry:

08-10-2005, 01:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
kernow Uber Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,288	[quote="spaman"][quote] 3. freight, which clogs our roads should be moved to the railways following the analysis and correction in 2 above, and the completion of an acceptable, renewed and fully functionable rail network and freight depots. quote] The problem with this idea is from the rail depots the goods still have to be delivered to the customer, so with the amount of lorries/vans moving out from the depots delivering to various customers you would have even more town gridlock. My local town which has a railway station is gridlocked now for most of the day, massive amounts of freight arriving at the station to be dispursed would just add to the chaos. The problem to-day which did not excist 50 years ago, is most people can now afford a car, which on the one hand is a good thing, but on the other hand because we live on an Island and have a growing population is a bad thing. How we solve the problem? I have not got a clue! Until someone, somewhere comes up with the fool proof answer, we'll just have to put up with it. The EU just might come up with the answer? :roll: I know, all people who live on Islands are banned from owning a cars! :cry: