"Widely accepted as the least polluting means of mass transportation, rail travel can justifiably lay claim to some pretty impressive green credentials at the outset. It has, for instance, been estimated that if the UK internal flights were to be made by train instead, by 2015 between 118,000 – 362,000 tonnes of carbon and 18,000 – 58,000 tonnes of nitrogen oxides emissions could be avoided.
Even over relatively shorter distances than are commonly flown on domestic routes, a full train is at least twice as energy efficient as a full car – driving down the carbon cost per passenger mile and making a very clear case for rail as an eco-friendly travel option."
http://www.ecotravelling.co.uk/TheBenefitsOfRailTravel.html
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