2007-10-08T09:30:02Z Dianne Lyons urn:uuid:60a76c80-d399-11d9-b93C-0003939e0af6 urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2008-03-27T08:30:00Z

CERES have extended their Food Miles in Australia Report with A comparison of emissions from road and rail transport on the average Australian grocery basket. The report has found that if all food items had a transport preference for rail within the existing rail track but with the addition of a much larger rail freight depot network wherever practical would deliver an estimated greenhouse gas emission reduction of 52% on the average Australian shopping basket.

urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6b 2007-12-14T08:30:00Z

The average Australian shopping trolley travels over 70,000 kms to get to us. Mostly by truck. It costs you. It costs the environment. gorail.com.au.

urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6c 2007-10-16T08:30:00Z

Rail produces 3 times less greenhouse gas emissions than articulated truck or semi-trailer road freight, 9.5 to 11.7 times less greenhouse gas emissions than rigid truck road freight. One freight train can take 150 semi trailers off the road.

urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6d 2007-10-08T08:30:02Z

QR’s national freight expansion plans are firmly on track with the launch of its East - West QRNational Intermodal services from Melbourne to Perth.

urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6e 2007-10-08T09:30:02Z

It’s official: rail is the outright winner in the rail vs. road debate.