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Future High Speed Rail. Passenger and Freight Growth. Rail Transport Speaker - Futurist Keynote

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http://www.globalchange.com Future of high speed rail networks. Competition between railways and airlines. Hubs, stations, power grids, infrastructure all these things matter in planning. Growth of high speed rail in Europe eg France, Germany, Spain and UK compared with China and India. Conflict between freight capacity and logistics infrastructure and passenger trains using same tracks. Long term investment in track and train operations. Subsidies for high speed trains and taxation on vehicles distortions in travel markets. Video comment by keynote conference speaker and author of Sustainagility, Patrick Dixon. Green technology and energy efficiency saving in high speed trains. Innovation and low carbon transport, environmental protection and global warming, helping prevent climate change. Aviation competition and future of airlines, travel, tourism and business success. Transportation requires very long term planning while governments often take a shorter term view.

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  • Do make comments on this video and remember to rank (bottom top left) as it helps other to find useful videos. They will be read by many hundreds or thousands of people. I read every comment and try to reply where I can - but with 2.7 million video views it can take a little while. Thanks, Patrick Dixon

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  • @laurieannek How are you going to get from a train station to wherever you are going in the town you arrive in?

    A cab is a car. Some cities have lousy bus transportation...and if you live in rural USA, you're just plainly fucked.

    So get off your ignorant train of thought. (pun intended)

  • 5 stars!

  • Well Sir High speed trains might be a deserter for many companies

  • Smart thinking Patrick

  • Its great for Missionaries :)

  • Trains are the way forward for a greener future, you're dead right. Thanks.

  • I love High Speed Rail. I'm so tired of cars.

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