There are plans to divert freight traffic from the roads to rail in western Germany which will involve setting up 'miniature' railways in tunnels and transfer freight on pallets to them. This will be an excellent way to free up roads and to reduce pollution and oil wastage. But it's hardly a new idea! Chicago was years ahead on this, with 60 miles of tunnels freeing up the roads. But the lines - unbelievably - closed!
Even backwards London had a wonderful system that took traffic off the roads - the Post Office Railway. Amazingly this line was closed (or rather mothballed - even Britain isn't THAT stupid!) in May 2003. Expect reopening very soon!
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