Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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ought to give railways fiscal priority for long-distance and low-carbon goals, yet they must still reserve a baseline share for roads to protect social equity. By allocating the bulk of their limited infrastructure revenue to

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,

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secure the greatest return in

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per dollar. A single standard-gauge track can move several thousand people an hour,

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a motorway lane, even when congested, rarely carries more than a few hundred vehicles during the same period.

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density means that, for any given budget, administrations can expand national mobility faster if they back train rather than asphalt.

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, modern electric trains can draw power from renewables that many states already

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allows

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to

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carbon-reduction pledges without imposing new fuel duties that anger voters.

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, elected officials who starve road budgets entirely risk isolating citizens and breaching core public-service duties. Trains operate between fixed points, but school buses, ambulances and grocery vans still need door-to-door access. In mountainous or island

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the railway often stops at the valley floor, and the final five

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to a village clinic

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on a single asphalt lane; without it, produce would rot

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emergency response times would double. A minimal, well-maintained road grid is

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essential, even if major highway expansion is postponed

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gaps are closed. In short,

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should sequence transport spending so that

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corridors absorb the largest share for capacity and climate gains,

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a smaller, protected allocation keeps essential roads open. Priority is a fiscal order, not a modal war.