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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Aug 11, 2007 13:28
We move 28 tonnes of fruit juice from Taff's Well- just north of Cardiff- to
Dartford for
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Author: ConnaireConnaire Date: Aug 11, 2007 13:38
On Aug 11, 9:28 pm, "Knight Of The Road" hotmail.com>
wrote:> We move 28 tonnes of fruit juice from Taff's Well- just north of Cardiff- to
> Dartford for £190, in an articulated lorry.
>
> The cheapest saver fare being offered by British Wail tomorrow is £58
> meaning that a carload of five passengers would pay £290 for the same
> journey.
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> Let me re-iterate this. We move 28 tonnes of fruit juice for £100 less than
> the railway charges to move five people.
>
> Isn't it time we ripped the rest of the rail network up and converted the
> trackbed to road?
>
> --
> Regards, Vince.
>
> International Trucking Photographs- - http://200476.aceboard.net/
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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Aug 11, 2007 13:43
"Connaire" googlemail.com> wrote
not a very fair example is it ? how much would one of the rail
companys cost to do it?
Well, there's nothing easier to transport than people, which self-load, self
unload and even automatically perform complicated transhipments so I'm
guessing the answer would be "a lot more"
In fact I imagine that if it was cheaper, Princes would have discovered that
already.
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Author: Chris TolleyChris Tolley Date: Aug 11, 2007 14:00
Knight Of The Road wrote:
> We move 28 tonnes of fruit juice from Taff's Well- just north of Cardiff- to
> Dartford for £190, in an articulated lorry.
>
> The cheapest saver fare being offered by British Wail tomorrow is £58
> meaning that a carload of five passengers would pay £290 for the same
> journey.
>
> Let me re-iterate this. We move 28 tonnes of fruit juice for £100 less than
> the railway charges to move five people.
>
> Isn't it time we ripped the rest of the rail network up and converted the
> trackbed to road?
I doubt there will be much enthusiasm if the only method you are
offering to get from A to B is sharing the back of an articulated lorry
with 185 (27.85 tonnes) of other people.
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Author: Jonathan MortonJonathan Morton Date: Aug 11, 2007 14:03
"Knight Of The Road" hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:qPqdnZRyqPCagSPbnZ2dnUVZ8sCsnZ2d@bt.com...> We move 28 tonnes of fruit juice from Taff's Well- just north of Cardiff-
> to Dartford for
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Author: NMNM Date: Aug 11, 2007 14:04
Knight Of The Road wrote:
> We move 28 tonnes of fruit juice from Taff's Well- just north of Cardiff- to
> Dartford for £190, in an articulated lorry.
>
> The cheapest saver fare being offered by British Wail tomorrow is £58
> meaning that a carload of five passengers would pay £290 for the same
> journey.
>
> Let me re-iterate this. We move 28 tonnes of fruit juice for £100 less than
> the railway charges to move five people.
>
> Isn't it time we ripped the rest of the rail network up and converted the
> trackbed to road?
>
That's exactly what I have been saying for years.
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Author: BrianBrian Date: Aug 11, 2007 14:13
On 11 Aug, 21:28, "Knight Of The Road" hotmail.com>
wrote:> We move 28 tonnes of fruit juice from Taff's Well- just north of Cardiff- to
> Dartford for
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Author: NMNM Date: Aug 11, 2007 14:14
Brian wrote:
> On 11 Aug, 21:28, "Knight Of The Road" hotmail.com>
> wrote:>> We move 28 tonnes of fruit juice from Taff's Well- just north of Cardiff- to
>> Dartford for �190, in an articulated lorry.
>>
>> The cheapest saver fare being offered by British Wail tomorrow is �58
>> meaning that a carload of five passengers would pay �290 for the same
>> journey.
>>
>> Let me re-iterate this. We move 28 tonnes of fruit juice for �100 less than
>> the railway charges to move five people.
>>
>> Isn't it time we ripped the rest of the rail network up and converted the
>> trackbed to road?
>
> Splendid idea. I look forward to travelling from Leeds to London on
> business on the back of your HGV.
>
> ...
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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Aug 11, 2007 14:20
"Jonathan Morton" jonathanmortonbutignorethisbit.co.uk> wrote
> What would your haulage contractor charge me for moving 28 tonnes of fruit
> juice from Cardiff to Dartford tomorrow (on a one-off basis) if I called
> them today?
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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Aug 11, 2007 14:22
"Brian" hotmail.com> wrote
Splendid idea. I look forward to travelling from Leeds to London on
business on the back of your HGV.
Road passengers travel on PSVs Brian- coaches. So you wouldn't be in a lorry
trailer.
It seems that coaches are cheaper to travel on than trains too.
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