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Only 2% of freight between Melbourne and Sydney goes by rail – putting Australia’s emissions targets at risk (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Trains don't go to every supermarket. Trucks still have to put the freight on a train and then take it off again at the other end. Train makes sense for large items with a single destination such as raw materials for processing etc, but for stuff that's gotta to go to a myriad of destinations, a truck can often get it there with less handling.

PS - kbin signing me out every so often is starting to give me the sh**s.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

If our planning was better, the majority of freight absolutely could go by train. Yes, you'll need trucks for the last mile, but trains are so much more efficient. Trucks do a huge amount of damage to the roads, and they require way more labour than a train does (because one truck carries way less than one train, so you need way more trucks).