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 citles. Others believe the money should be spent on improving existing public transport. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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It is claimed by several
people
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governments ought to allocate most of their budget to new railway lines for very fast
trains
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between cities.
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this
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, some
people
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believes
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believe
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that money should be spent on improving existing public
transport
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instead
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of fast
trains
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. I totally agree with the former and would like to highlight various advantages and drawbacks of encouraging the development of train
systems
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. I agree because of 2 major reasons.
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, safety is really important on the road and railways while
people
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traveling
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travel
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to school,
work
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and work
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on
regular
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a regular
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basis.
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, drivers should concentrate
to
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on
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road
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the road
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extremly
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extremely
when they are
on
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in
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traffic, not just
avoid
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accidents but
also
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prevent
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other drivers from causing problems on the road.
High speed
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rails
has
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oto
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to
control by high technologies which
allows
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driving professional control.
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, some
people
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prefer to live
further
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and
further
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away from city centres where land and house
more
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are more
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affordable.
High speed
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rail allows
to
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apply
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these
communters
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commuters
to travel
greater
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a greater
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distance
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distances
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in a shorter amount of time.
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to
this
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,
trafic
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traffic
jam
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jams
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reduce roads delay while
caused
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causing
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least
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the least
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air
polllutants
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pollutants
with
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in
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this
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way.
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, fast
trains
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are significantlly
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significantlly
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significantly
expensive,
some
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and some
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believe that
this
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money could
be spend
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be spent
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on repairing and renovating transportation
systems
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which
is already exist
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. Another possibility
also
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goverments
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governments
government
could allocate their budgets to build more
trains
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and buses to service the ever-expanding urban population.
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, boats and ferries could benefit from a budget which focuses more on existing forms of
transport
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. In conclusion, I would like to firmly agree with the suggestion of constructing new rail lines for very fast
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trains
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train
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systems
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in
comprison
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comparison
to improving existing train
systems
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. Public
transport
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is
a
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an
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issue which affects us all. The taxes which we pay should be spent on the type of
transport
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which will have the most benefit to all citizens.
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, we need to take into account how much
th
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the
environment is damaged by fossil fuels and pollution.
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, I believe in order to move forward, we need to embrace the idea of
high speed
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high-speed
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rail so that
futue
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future
generations can continue to live safely and efficiently.
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