| Re: Soaring fuel prices and green pressures herald comeback for Britain's waterways |
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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: Derek GeldardDerek Geldard Date: Aug 10, 2008 04:07
On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:08:40 -0700 (PDT), Doug riseup.net>
wrote:
>Will this free up the roads for motorists though and encourage them to
>travel even more than they do now?
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>"Britain's waterways are on the brink of an astonishing revival В– and
>some of the UK's biggest trucking firms are leading the way. The UK's
>long-neglected latticework of canals and rivers, which once helped to
>jump-start the industrial revolution, are poised for a renaissance.
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>Growing traffic jams, rising fuel prices and environmental pressures
>are driving the boom, according to industry experts,
These "Experts", where do they come from ? How do you get to be an
"Expert" in an industry that's been declining for 180 years (since the
railways came along) to the point where it's not industry any more,
it's archeology.
>to such an extent
>that many shipping and barge companies say they have received more
>inquiries about transporting goods by water in the past 18 months than
>they have had in 20 years. Some companies that have traditionally used
>roads are now appointing managers to mastermind their expansion on to
>water..."
"Some" ...
It will take more than a "Mastermind" like you Lugless to get
significant freight back onto the canals now that all the canal-side
handling equipment has rusted away and all the basins have been sold
for twee tourist developments.
Final point ... You weren't proposing to have these canal boats pulled
by "Slave Animals" by any chance, 'cos otherwise you're gonna need
fuel. Biofuel is good for Canal Boats.
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>More:
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No thanks.
Derek
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