brettg.com » Environment http://brettg.com Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:32:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Why don't we put trucks on trains in Australia? http://brettg.com/2008/08/25/why-dont-we-put-trucks-on-trains-in-australia/ http://brettg.com/2008/08/25/why-dont-we-put-trucks-on-trains-in-australia/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:27:16 +0000 brettg http://www.brettg.com/?p=31 I randomly came across the following video showing a Texas train carrying truck trailers (pantech, sem-trailers). I wondered why we don’t use a system like this in Australia.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeW5MarQBKw&NR=1[/youtube]

Perhaps it’s due to height restrictions.

Seems like a good way to reduce heavy road traffic, increase fuel efficiency and reduce environmental impact. With such a vast land and just a few major centers, this would make a lot of sense.

I think that rail is way under utilised in Australia.

 

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