a workable alternative for HGVs.
The Railway?
Wouldn't that be something? To restore all the lost lines and add more on top, and with modern signalling and train management technologies you could probably run much denser traffic too. Flipping marvellous.
Actually, the density of traffic depends on line speed and gradient, weight of trains and their braking distance. We have had 4 aspect signalling now for quite a few years, 5 aspect was tried but was ditched. We have had ERSE (Electronic Route Setting Equipment) for some time as well, before the railway was
sold off cheaply privatised.
Graham, that's what I was thinking, long haul then local deliveries.
Bring back British Rail.
