Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Tim Streater wrote:
In article ,
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

20% may not sound like much, but putting that 20% on the roads would
cause chaos.

That 20% is already on the roads.

Could you explain the maths to me?

I suspect he means that almost all non-bulk rail freight is moved to the
railhead by road.

But if most freight already runs
overnight, there's a lot to be said for adding the extra tracks so more
of it can runs daytime too.

Adding track is pretty expensive. If not it would already have been done
to reduce passenger overcrowding. But I don't think overnight freight
capacity is anywhere near maximum.

A lot of track is closed overnight for maintenance, as it's too busy to
close during the day.

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John.