Cleaner Air Well Here Is A No Brainer

I have just been discussing air pollution on another site and travel etc when it hit me .
All these governments want cleaner air , less pollution and electric cars etc .
I had to ask why the hell have we got so many lorries clogging our road system when rail is cleaner more efficient and in the long run so much cheaper .One train can pull nearly 30 to 50 goods cars rather than 30 to 50 lorries to transport the same load .It has to be far more expensive to fill up all those lorries and wear and tear than one goods train .Yes it would cost to put in the infrasructure but in a very short time would pay for itself and it would then cost less therefore making our goods cheaper .It would be a win all round .So why the hell isnt a simple thing like this that would make such a huge difference happening ?

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tallpowerhouseblonde · 31-35, F

They do that here in Britain already.Lorries are often still needed for the final leg of the journey to warehouses though.
Gas boilers in homes will be replaced with electric heat pumps to reduce pollution.All new cars will be electric from 2035.New power stations will be nuclear or renewable energy such as wind power.Carbon neutral by 2050.

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Rhodesianman · 56-60, M

@tallpowerhouseblonde Their are talking funding being organised their not even planning yet and as usual by the time they start it will be behind schedule and will be over budget and take forever to finish its the british way . Like the second dartford tunnel or the lorry parks they are still building or the new railline to the north late by years over budget to the tune of billions and still not finsihed .How about all the new railstock ordered many years ago now and only one has arrived and no one knows if or when the rest will arrive .It wont happen .Oh and the electric engine you talk about , the prototype hasnt been built yet its still in planing , I should know I asked my brother who designed the new air bus and is also involved in the new generation plans their years away from development .

tallpowerhouseblonde · 31-35, F

@Rhodesianman I actually agree with you here.HS2 costs are astronomical.

Rhodesianman · 56-60, M

@tallpowerhouseblonde yes and still not finished and the second crossing hasnt even started yet was meant to finish this year hahaha

Ingwe · F

because the cables and the tracks get stolen

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Rhodesianman · 56-60, M

@Ingwe Oh wow that says it all .I am surprised you stay , very brave you have my sympathy .

Ingwe · F

@Rhodesianman I love this place and the people but do get sad sometimes and fed up. I immigrated here ...my fatherland will always be no 1

Rhodesianman · 56-60, M

@Ingwe Where are you ? SA , OR Zambia or Botswana or Mozambque

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