plz help
2007-10-16 08:53:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
Yes it's great, no congestion, no waiting on the airport for passenger's register !
Eurostar : the star of the rail, connecting the isle to the old continent !
Transiberian : the czar of the rail, connecting Moscow to Peking and Vladivostok !
2007-10-19 03:50:08 · answer #1 · answered by french touch 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
traveling by rail is much safer than by automobile for passenger mile
It uses far far less fuel to travel by rail than personal vehicle, gets autos off the road.
When a peice of highway gets worn out, it takes millions of taxpayer dollars and months and thousand upon thousand of gallons of fuel and huge machinery to rebuild.
A worn out peice of railroad track can be rebuilt between trains, using private money, and hardly any fuel and only a handful of relatively small machines. much much more environmenatlly freindly and almost everyting taken from the track can be recycled.
And the answer about Europe vs U.S. is mostly right, it takes funding wiht public money to make a passenger system work and in this country we have elected officials that cant see past their next election so our passenger rail system is only a fraction of what it could and should be.
2007-10-16 18:25:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quieter, more convenient, and more comfortable than flying
High-speed rail can be MUCH faster (because of less time travelling to the airport, less time going through security, no time sitting on a taxiway, less time loading luggage...basically you can show up later, and get underway sooner) than a short flight. (Of course, a trans-continental flight would beat high-speed-rail even if there were a HSR system that went that far)
The scenery is better.
You are free to fall asleep, which you can't do while driving.
Usually cheaper than flying. It isn't cheaper than driving, typically, unless you don't already own a car.
Safer than driving. (Not sure whether it's safer than flying. I believe high-speed rail is, but those usually have protected corridors through urban areas)
2007-10-16 09:02:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
hello i live in the uk
rail is a good way to travel because:
1: cheaper
2.faster
3.safer
4.scenery.
5.comfort
6.leg room
7.less fuel consumption
8.no traffic
9.just trains are good in general
2007-10-19 10:32:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Journey times are more predictable that cars. Its efficient. Its fast. Parking is not a problem. My train does nice bacon butties.
2007-10-16 08:57:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's cheap, public transportation. It's safer than driving in a car, and usually more comfortable.
2007-10-16 08:58:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Becuase you can get up walk about theres plenty of people about.
Its smooth fast and cheaper then the bus.
2007-10-16 08:58:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Its quicker, cleaner and less congested than travelling by road.
2007-10-16 08:57:43 · answer #8 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Generally trains rule!!!
2007-10-20 07:01:25 · answer #9 · answered by Sam the Salopian Emo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends in Europe is in Amarica stinks !
2007-10-16 12:38:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋