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THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CARBON SAVINGS OF RAIL
GORAIL FACTS

 TRANSPORT IN AUSTRALIA
Transport represents 14% of all Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Australia - Rail is 0.2%Australian Greenhouse Office;
Australia has the 2nd highest greenhouse gas emissions for transport in the world and the highest total emissions per capita in the world; See the Comparison table of greenhouse gas emissions
The average Australian shopping basket of goods has travelled 70,803 kms CERES Food Miles Report
In emission terms one basket of shopping per week over a year for the average family buying 100% road freighted goods generates 3 - 11 times more carbon emissions than rail. (Calculations drawn from Apelbaum Consulting Group 2007 & CERES Food Miles Report);

RAIL FREIGHT
One freight train can take up to 150 semi-trailers off the road Based on capacity QRNational Intermodal;
Rail freight is 3 times more energy efficient than road freight Ausralian Greenhouse Office;
Rail freight can reduce transport greenhouse gas emissions by up to 75% Organise a Carbon Transport Audit;

PASSENGER RAIL
A freeway lane carries 2,500 people per hour and a busway 7,000 - A rail line carries 50,000 (Reference: Professor Peter Newman, Page 20);
600 people can travel to work in 500 cars or 11 buses or 1 train Based on capacity, QR Limited
PRIVACY STATEMENT

QR Limited takes your privacy seriously, and is committed to a policy of adopting the highest standards to safeguard personal information. No sensitive information will be gathered via the GORAIL website.

QR Limited is bound by the National Privacy Principles as set out in the Privacy Act 1988 and the Privacy Amendment Act 2000. General correspondence sent to this web site will be treated as a public record and will be retained as required by the Public records Act 2002. Our collection, use and disclosure of personal information is set out below:

The Information We Collect
When you visit our site you may provide us with two types of information. This includes personal information you actively choose to disclose ("Active Information"), and information we collect in a way not visible to you, on an aggregate anonymous basis as you and others browse our site ("Passive Information").

Active Information You Choose to Provide
The type of active information we collect may include your name, business name, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses and personal preferences. This information permits us to supply information and services to suit your needs.

Passive Information Collected
Search engines we use may utilize a standard technology called "cookies" to collect information about how our site is used. Passive Information gathered may include the date and time of visits, the site pages viewed, time spent at our site, the sites visited just before and just after our site. Passive Information is collected on an aggregate basis without any association to your personal information so that you remain anonymous. If you do not wish to transmit "cookie" information about yourself, you may turn off the cookie function in your web browser; please consult the "Help" section of your browser to correctly do so.

What is a Cookie?
Cookies are a feature of web browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, etc.) software that allows web servers to recognize the computer used to access a site. They are small pieces of data that are stored by a user's web browser for the site to simplify subsequent interactions with that site by the same user or to use the information to streamline the user's information exchange on related web pages. This makes it easier for a user to move from site to site and to complete information exchanges over the Internet. Cookies should make your online experience easier and more personalized.

How Do We Use the Active Information Collected?
The active information you provide to QR Limited may be used for a number of purposes connected with our business operations, which include:
  • providing you with information and/or services requested;
  • dealing with requests, enquiries or complaints and other customer related activities;
  • carrying out market and service analysis;
  • contacting you about requested information and services;
  • carrying out any activity in connection with a legal, governmental or regulatory requirement on us or in connection with legal proceedings, crime or fraud prevention, detection or prosecution. We may also use your personal information for purposes related to those described above. For example, we may use your personal information to keep you informed about features of our services.
If you do not want to to receive marketing information about our products or services or if you wish to access or correct your information, please send us an email to info@gorail.com.au.

We will not use your information for purposes other than described above unless we have your consent or there are specified law enforcement reasons.

Sharing your Active Information
QR Limited may disclose summarised reports of personal information provided by you:
  • our service providers, dealers and agents, for purposes that are related to providing you with information or a service which would be reasonably expected.
  • We may be required by law or government agency to disclose both Active and Passive information.
    • Information you have provided to us
    Unless you consent, we will not disclose your personal information to third parties, other than those who have contracted with QR Limited to keep the information confidential, or who are subject to obligations to protect your active information.

    How Do We Secure Active Information and Passive Information?
    We secure your personal information submitted by you by using reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, or accidental loss or destruction of Active Information and Passive Information. Your postings on this site and other communications you may have with us via email may not be secure unless we advise you that security measures are in place prior to your sending information. Therefore, if you choose to communicate with us through these means, you are assuming the risk of doing so and we request that you do not send or post sensitive information through these means.

    Your Information In Relation to Others We Link To
    You may be able to access other websites through our site. When you do so you are doing so subject to their policies regarding privacy and data collection and you should read those sites' privacy policies to make sure you agree to them before using such sites. When you choose to shop at such sites, you should read their privacy policies to make sure you agree to them before making purchases.

    Access to your Personal Information
    Upon your request, QR Limited will take reasonable steps to let you know, generally, what sort of personal information we hold, for what purposes and how we collect, use and disclose that information.
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