This whole diary was written by European Tribune front pager DoDo, who works in the railway industry in Hungary, and posts on DailyKos as Daneel. He should be around in the comments, as well as BruceMcF who has long been writing on rail issues on dKos.BruceMcF introduced us to various local transport modes as potential 'recruiters' for high-speed rail. Pursuing most of these is worth on its own, for local traffic. This diary expands on one of these: local rail. As the Recruiters diary indicated, local rail is just one alternative, but it should be the backbone of any decent public transport system.Jerome a Paris's diary :: ::If you think about rail, don't think in lines: always think in networks, even if a line built will be part of one only in decades. What's more, coordination with other modes of transport, or even work hour schedules, is essential. But just in public transport, it's not one shoe fits them all. Different kinds of public transport, even of local rail, are best for differing kinds of travel. Think of them less as alternatives, more as different levels, all superimposed and linked up, say these seven:high-speed rail,express rail,normal stopping trains,rapid transit,metro (subway/elevated),light rail,buses.In this five-part series, I will chart the four distinct categories of local rail (nos. 3-6 on the list): describe their specialities, differing best uses, and some newer developments. In the real world, however, the category boundaries are rather blurred. What's more, different locales use a bewildering array of rail terminology. But, there are also some ingenious ideas truly mixing the 'basic categories': three of these will be described, too.This series can also be viewed as a general guide as to what kind of projects local initiatives could aim for, and tries to give examples around the world that can be used as model for supporters and argument against opponents."
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