RE: Alternative Fuel for Rail?

[Vaughan Williams <ender2000@MailAndNews.com>]

>It's only really useful, at the moment, for short distances. The size and
>weight of the tanks makes it pretty well a waste of time for long distance,
>you would probably need a full semi trailer of gas to get a truck from
>Melbourne to Brisbane.

Which is why most long distance freight needs to be transferred to rail, 
because its much more fuel efficient.

The most promising areas for converting to gas (At the moment) are urban 
vehicles making frequent stops like buses and garbage trucks, but small to 
medium sized trucks operating over shortish distances are also very 
suitable. 
There also needs to be more research into gas and hydrogen as alternative 
fuels too. Oil will only get scarcer.

Vaughan Williams
Secretary
Public Transport Users Association
247 Flinders Lane
Melbourne 3000
http://www.ptua.org.au