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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Opinion
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Southerners mull rail vs truck freight costs

Mainland Matters: Freight volumes could rise 40% in the process.

Mark Revington
Tue, 26 Nov 2019

Will rail save South Island roads?

A study has found rail freight is an economic way to take the pressure off South Island roads.

An investment of $20 million to $30m could shift the equivalent of 8% of existing road freight to rail, raise rail freight volumes by about 40% and save around

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Mark Revington
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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