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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 these views and give your own opinion.

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Some people are of the opinion that it is essential to produce a new
railway
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.
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, some believe that
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railway
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the railway
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 should have been rebuilt.
This
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 essay will discuss both views . Some railways are too unique to be spread.
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Also
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 there is
lack
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a lack
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 of amenities that could not be fixed. some people assume that it is better to change the
railway
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 and build another one ,
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due to
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because
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 it could put their
life
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lives
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 in danger. Definitely individual's life
has
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is
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 worth
to spend
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spending
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 a lot of money
.
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on.
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, they tend to make a new
railway
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 for their safety,
in
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addition
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 they want to live in a modern city with
high quality
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of
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apply
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facilities, and preserving the old public transportation is not
favorable
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 for them.
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hand
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hand,
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 some humans believe constructing
new
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a new
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railway
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 is likely to waste money for no reason. No matter how
the
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old the
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 railways are old. They love to get on
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railway
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the railway
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 which reminds their childhood, and it throw them back to their memories.
Therefor
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 their preference is
refurbish
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to refurbish
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 that.
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Although
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 they have some problems with
spend
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 a lot of money to construct the
railway
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,
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apply
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 because
in
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, in
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 their opinion, it could be better to allocate the budget to some more important issues.
To sum up
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, I have
balanced
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a balanced
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 idea. In my view, if the railways are old, it is better to
made
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make
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 a new one.
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however
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however,
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 we have to be cautious about destroying historical heritage. I think
government
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the government
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 must ask people to vote
their
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for their
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