- 25 Jun 2021 21:45
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When you move goods it is cheaper with Train then with planes. Why does not this count for passenger travel?
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Sandzak wrote:When you move goods it is cheaper with Train then with planes. Why does not this count for passenger travel?
Sandzak wrote:When you move goods it is cheaper with Train then with planes. Why does not this count for passenger travel?
AFAIK wrote:Trains are slower so one trip requires paying the crew for a 9 hour shift whereas a flight crew could complete 4 trips during their shift.
Sandzak wrote:When you move goods it is cheaper with Train then with planes. Why does not this count for passenger travel?
Sandzak wrote:When you move goods it is cheaper with Train then with planes. Why does not this count for passenger travel?
AFAIK wrote:Trains have a higher carrying capacity than planes. 1200 max capacity vs. 350.
wat0n wrote:
Highways are different, because although the initial investment is large (although it's not like the initial investment for trains isn't) the operating costs are generally low, even more so if they are maintained on a regular basis. And highways also seem to be more flexible for the user than train tracks.
late wrote:That is incorrect.
As the population spreads into the 'burbs, costs quickly rise to exceed tax income.
late wrote:Politics.
Sorry, but that's the determining factor. The train lobby lost to the highway lobby in the 1950s, and has been trying to kill trains, intermittently, since.
China has spent a few fortunes on their bullet trains, but the prices are reasonable. They work for them.
What each country has to do is figure out what works for them. Trains have a lot of potential that isn't being used in the US. I lived in Europe for a while, and came to love their trains.
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