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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 6 (October 1, 1928)

British Railways and Road Transport

British Railways and Road Transport.

Road transport activities on a big scale shortly will be undertaken by the group railways of Britain, who have just been given Government authority to engage freely in the transport of both passengers and freight by road. The only restriction of note placed upon the railways in this connection is that they are not to engage in road transport activities in the London area, which is already well-served by the existing road carriers. All through Europe a feature of the present-day activities of the railways is the manner in which co-ordination is being effected with the road carriers. Germany is a leader in this field, the German
In Service On The German Railways. Standard two-cylinder “Pacific” Type Passenger Locomotive of the German Railways. Particulars of the Locomotive are given in the accompanying article.

In Service On The German Railways.
Standard two-cylinder “Pacific” Type Passenger Locomotive of the German Railways. Particulars of the Locomotive are given in the accompanying article.

railways having secured a large controlling interest in the operation of two of the biggest road carrying undertakings in the country. In Germany the railways are themselves instituting parallel and cross-country road services in areas already served by railways, but the general idea seems to be to furnish road connection between points not at present served by rail, and for road transport to replace rail movement altogether in cases where this change appears desirable. In Ireland, also, steady progress is being made with rail-road co-ordination. The Great Southern Railway now operates over seventy services, radiating in all directions from Dublin, Cork, Limerick and other centres, and for passenger travel the fare charged is something in the neighbourhood of three-halfpence per mile. For linking up distant farms with the railhead, and expediting the transit of perishable traffic to market, Ireland is finding the new road-rail co-ordination plan of rare value.