It is true that there is a huge gap between the money spent on building railways and the resources spent on roads for the benefit of the latter, especially in the developing world. In addition, there are also massive advertising campaigns promoting beautiful cars and hence contributing to the development of roads. In my opinion, the governments should significantly increase financing of the railroad construction as well as expand the railways' nets across their countries.
Firstly, increasing the number of the railways will contribute to the better ecology of our planet. While trains use more electricity than any other non-renewable materials to empower their engines, the cars use these materials a lot. Moreover, the building of the railways is generally considered as less damaging than the construction of the automobile roads. Additionally, although there are some ecological costs associated with the production of metal for the railways, the fact that trains do not use gasoline for moving makes the railroads much more beneficial for the environment. For instance, the countries of the European Union with very extensive railways' networking have less ecological problems than the developing countries with poorer railways' systems.
Secondly, the use of the railways is more economical for the ordinary people. Expanding railways in any country should contribute to the peoples' well-being as well as to the expansion of the trade and economy. Furthermore, if the governments do so, it should also enhance the tourism on both domestic and international levels. For example, development of the new railroad from Samarkand to Bukhara in 2006 boosted the rate of tourism to Uzbekistan twofold compared to the period before.
In conclusion, the more the governments spend on the new railroads, the more benefits the people get from it. There are not only financial benefits stemming from the higher budgetary returns from the tourism and increased trade, but also ecological ones stemming from the lesser usage of the petroleum products.
It is true that there is a huge gap between the money spent on building
railways
and the resources spent on roads for the benefit of the latter,
especially
in the developing world.
In addition
, there are
also
massive advertising campaigns promoting
beautiful
cars and
hence
contributing to the development of roads. In my opinion, the
governments
should
significantly
increase financing of the
railroad
construction
as well
as expand the railways' nets across their countries.
Firstly
, increasing the number of the
railways
will contribute to the better ecology of our planet. While trains
use
more electricity than any other non-renewable materials to empower their engines, the cars
use
these materials a lot.
Moreover
, the building of the
railways
is
generally
considered as less damaging than the construction of the automobile roads.
Additionally
, although there are
some
ecological costs associated with the production of metal for the
railways
, the fact that trains do not
use
gasoline for moving
makes
the
railroads
much more beneficial for the environment.
For instance
, the countries of the European Union with
very
extensive railways' networking have less ecological problems than the
developing countries
with poorer railways' systems.
Secondly
, the
use
of the
railways
is more economical for the ordinary
people
. Expanding
railways
in any country should contribute to the peoples' well-being
as well
as to the expansion of the trade and economy.
Furthermore
, if the
governments
do
so
, it should
also
enhance the tourism on both domestic and international levels.
For example
, development of the new
railroad
from Samarkand to Bukhara in 2006 boosted the rate of tourism to Uzbekistan twofold compared to the period
before
.
In conclusion
, the more the
governments
spend on the new
railroads
, the more benefits the
people
get
from it. There are not
only
financial benefits stemming from the higher budgetary returns from the tourism and increased trade,
but
also
ecological ones stemming from the lesser usage of the petroleum products.