Letter | Why the rail fail here when Norway does it so much better?
RE: Great Western Highway.
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Here are some facts and a question on freight transport.
In Norway, groceries, medicine, mail, and all kinds of everyday stuff is transported by rail.
Approximately 50 to 60 per cent of the goods between Oslo and Bergen are transported on rails. Between Oslo and Northern Norway, these numbers are up to 80 to 90 per cent.
Bergen is about 450km from Oslo by road.
OTHER RECENT LETTERS:
More than half the general freight travels by rail.
Dubbo is about 400km from both Port Botany and Newcastle by road. Hardly any general freight like groceries, medicine and mail travels by rail.
It's the same between our capital cities.
Why can Norway do this and not NSW?
