Comparison of space required for a railway line and a road

This photo by one of our directors (as usual, click for full version) of a coal train from the West Coast beginning its ascent of the Otira River Valley just below Aickens on the Midland Line demonstrates how little space is required for a railway line compared to a two lane road.

And a railway is far more fuel-efficient than trucks on a road, and presents no impediment to motorists. We've said that before haven't we? Well, perhaps if we and others say it often enough, just maybe Steven Joyce and the government will heed it.