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Opposition * Australia - We'll continue fight to get trucks off road
Sydney,NSW,Australia -ATN, by Brad Gardner -January 11, 2010: -- The New South Wales Government has refused to reinstate a rail fuel subsidy despite Opposition claims it will improve road safety by taking trucks off the road... A spokesman for Transport Minister, David Campbell, says there are no plans to restore the 1.2 cent per litre Fuel by Rail Scheme for petrol companies axed in November 2008... The Opposition called for the scheme to be reintroduced after fatal incidents involving petrol tankers in NSW during the Christmas holiday period... Coalition leader Barry O’Farrell says the subsidy will cut the need for truck movements, and a spokesman for O’Farrell says the Opposition will keep fighting to have the subsidy re-introduced... Australasian Railway Association CEO Bryan Nye has backed the Opposition’s move, while the Rail, Tram and Bus Union wants petrol, diesel and gas shifted to rail...Labels: trucks vs trains
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