Spain: Train fares cut to save energy

[marmar]

Train fares cut to save energy
13 April 2011

SPAIN: Under a national energy-saving plan approved by the cabinet last month, fares on RENFE suburban and medium-distance services are to be cut by 5% to encourage greater use of public transport.

The Ministry of Development expects this to result in 22 million fewer car journeys into major cities over four months.

Along with a package of measures including a reduction in the motorway speed limit from 120 to 110 km/h, the plan aims to save 286 million barrels of oil and €23bn a year, cutting annual CO2 emissions by 125 million tonnes.


http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/train-fares-cut-to-save-energy.html

[kick-ass-bob]

1. No, no, no....

they are supposed to cut funding to these wasteful projects so oil companies can trickle their profits to all us without jobs.

They just don't get it. :/

:sarcasm:

[Brigid]

2. In this country . . .

we don't even have trains in most areas. Too socialist. :eyes:

[Shagbark Hickory]

4. At this point, I'd even settle for a no-bid contract for a private company to run them!

At least give us some way to get around that doesn't involve airports.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. Yep. One of the greatest capitalistic* endeavors in this country's history is too socialist.

*Lot's of the bad type of capitalism involved but that makes it even more capitalismiscious!

[Shagbark Hickory]

3. Their public transport was already pretty cheap in comparison to ours. !

Even when you covert the euros over to usd.