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

It is argued that in various countries some people support the idea of using huge amounts of

money

to build brand-new railways for high-speed

trains

travelling between different towns.

However

, others believe that

this

capital should be better used to enhance and reinforce the existing public

transport

network

. In my opinion, I find very useful the above-mentioned initiative of creating an important high-speed train

network

when necessary, but it is

also

my belief that

first

of all

money

should be spent to maintain and improve the ongoing infrastructure related to public transportation. Nowadays public

transport

plays an essential role in our society. Individuals have to travel for many reasons,

such

as for professional purposes.

As a result

, high-speed

trains

are an excellent way of transportation, as the public can easily get to different places much faster than with other more conventional vehicles.

For instance

, thanks to

this

type of train people in Spain can travel between Madrid and Barcelona in just two hours and a half.

Nevertheless

, before developing new infrastructure, the existing one should be improved when required, as

this

is the most rapid manner of having an efficient public

transport

network

, as well as an effective way of investing

money

. To illustrate, there are many areas of improvement where

this

could be implemented,

such

as renewing vehicles when they get too old (metro, buses or trams), repairing the existing

network

when technical problems arise, or extending services (as an example of

this

,

trains

could travel more frequently). As a consequence of these measures, users of public

transport

would immensely benefit from these enhancements. To conclude, I believe that both initiatives would have a positive impact and

therefore

are adequate ways of investing large sums of

money

.

Nevertheless

, it is my point of view that before building new railways for innovative

trains

, the maintenance and improvement of the existing public

transport

should be guaranteed.