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Competitivity - UK - Double-decker trains promote rail over roads
Weybridge,UK -Environmental Transport Association -6 Sept 2006: -- Network Rail has moved to issue a series of measures to help the country's rail network cope with increasing numbers of passengers and freight and maintain the more environmentally-friendly mode of transport... With cargo expected to rise by around 30 per cent over the next ten years and ever more passengers travelling by train, Britain's railway operator said drastic changes would be needed to keep the network afloat and prevent an increase in trucks on the roads... Double-decker trains for passengers and tracks adapted for special tall cargo containers were among the suggestions made by Mr Armitt, chief executive of Network Rail, who warned that the upgrades would come at a price... Space will be made for an extra 120 freight trains daily by 2015, with each one carrying 2,000 tonnes – equivalent to 100 lorry loads apiece...
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