In a number of countries some people think it is necessary to spend large sums of money on constructing new railway lines for very fast trains between cities .Others believe the money should be spent on improving existing public transport . Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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some individuals deliberate that it is mandatory to spend huge amounts of money on constructing new railway
lines
for fast trains between towns.While others are of the opinion that money should be used to upgrade current public
transport
.
Therefore
,in
this
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I will examine both views and provide a plausible conclusion.
To begin
with
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new rail
lines
are fast , efficient and suitable for
people
with tedious work timetables
such
as businessmen or women.It is because they have countless meetings and businesses in various towns or cities.
Therefore
the construction of new and sophisticated railway
lines
improves the quality of
transport
and saves time.
For
instance
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old trains take longer to
transport
goods or
people
up to 8-12 hours whereas a speed train can spend about 1-3 hours on a 500 km journey.
Hence
this
efficient technology improves
transport
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system for busy
people
and carriage which needs to be transported faster to their destinations.
On the other
hand
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other
people
think that the existing
transport
network should be maintained and improved.
This
is because some of the old transportation is still functional and requires minimal
repairs
to
transport
the citizens again.
For
example
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in
Zimbabwe
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there is a company called Zimbabwe United Public Commuters (Zupco) which has been in existence for over 25 years.All because of poor maintenance the buses started developing mechanical faults so there is need to repair and restore function to improve the current public
transport
.
Nevertheless
,due to countless
repairs
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the buses might start to break down again and if the benefits of buying a brand new bus are weighed versus several
repairs
it is worth
to acquire
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a new one. In conclusion,new railway
lines
help some
people
to save time because of the efficiency and
convinience
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convenience
convenient
.
However
old existing
transport
can be maintained as it requires minimum
repairs
to restore normal functionality.
Hence
, in my
opinion
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I think that it is important to spend money on new railways that
adapts
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to the technology and current trends.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • infrastructure
  • efficient
  • congestion
  • sustainable
  • environmentally friendly
  • connectivity
  • economic growth
  • public transportation
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