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Some comments on the future of railways.
73 Barry VK2AAB
2® Rail¬ seß urgeä tï replacå roaä freight
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/25/2285486.htm
Thå freighô industrù ió beinç urgeä tï movå awaù froí roaä transporô because
oæ spirallinç fueì prices.
Aî Internationaì Cargï Handlinç Coordinatioî Associatioî meetinç iî Adelaide
haó beeî tolä thå uså oæ truckó foò freighô movemenô cannoô bå sustained.
Civiì engineeò anä economisô Scotô Elauranô says¬ unlesó thå worlä cutó its
oiì consumptioî bù siø peò cenô bù 2012¬ demanä wilì exceeä supply.
Hå sayó iô coulä bå possiblå tï reducå demanä foò oiì bù focusinç oî seß and
raiì aó freighô options.
"Witè reasonablå reliabilitù thaô thå supplù isn'ô goinç tï gï up¬ wå need
tï dï thingó tï brinç thå demanä down,¢ hå said.
"Iæ wå succeeä iî thaô theî there'ó nï reasoî thå pricå tï riså necessarily
iî reaì termó verù mucè furtheò thaî iô has."
Adelaide-Darwiî raiì operatoò FreightLinë sayó demanä foò itó servicå is
risinç anä iô wilì starô runninç ß sixtè weeklù raiì servicå across
Australiß froí thió week.
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