Committee Reports::Report No. 04 - Córas Iompar Éireann::10 October, 1979::Appendix
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APPENDIX 2

LETTER TO CLERK TO JOINT COMMITTEE FROM GENERAL MANAGER OF CIE CONCERNING A COMPARISON OF ENERGY USED AS BETWEEN VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORT

As promised I am giving you below the figures showing a comparison of energy used as between the various modes of transport.


Passenger Miles per gallon of fuel.


Aircraft

—

80

passengers

—

24

 

Car

—

4

passengers

—

120

 

Bus

—

25

passengers

—

175

 

 

70

passengers

—

490

 

Train

—

100

passengers

—

250

 

 

250

passengers

—

625

 

Freight Haulage


Road—ranging from 60 to 160 ton miles per gallon.


Rail—ranging from 190 to 375 ton miles per gallon.


 

Yours sincerely,


J.F. HIGGINS,


General Manager.

8 May, 1979.

 
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