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[quote user="beaulieu"][quote user="futuremodal"] <P>Marc,</P> <P>First question: Do these trains make an actual profit or not, e.g. do they take in more revenue than what they get in subsidy and road tax manipulation?</P> <P>[/quote]Dave, they cover operating costs, and they maintain the infrastructure. But, if you consider the new High Speed Line to Belgium, they will not be able to repay the principal and interest that the line will cost. The situation is the same with the new freight line, the Betuweroute. It will never repay the building cost. For one thing costs are very high in the Netherlands[/quote]</P> <P>What is your bet that the new freight line will eventually host passenger operations?<BR></P>
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