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Rail
is the backbone of a public transport network.
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Everyone
wants to own their own car.
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| 3. |
A
train can carry twice as many people in an hour along a route as a
motorway.
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A
train doesn’t bring you to your front door.
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For
every £1 spent on petrol, 85p leaves the local economy.
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For
every £1 spent on a fare in public transport, 80p stays in the
local economy.
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30%
of Northern Ireland households do not have access to a car.
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Tourists
prefer cars to trains as they like complete flexibility.
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| 9. |
Rail
transport consumes 2 - 3 times less energy than road transport.
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| 10. |
It
would cost millions of pounds to restore Northern Ireland’s rail
network to its former size.
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