Railways
topic on 3 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
the Knowledge Project
the Neon Show
the a16z Podcast
4 statements about Railways, every show
More people fly in India than travel in upper-class railways
“And today, there are more people flying on planes than they are taking upper class travel and railways.”
Lahiri: India's Rail Network Led China At Independence But Lags Today
“And the railways were much more developed railways than China at the time of independence. Look at Chinese railways now and our railways, we are far behind.”
Creel: Rail freight historically lost market share to trucks due to unreliability
“So that agility and flexibility, coupled with historically, railways have not always been the most reliable when it comes to a schedule, providing a What I call a truck-like reliable service. I think that has led to the demise of the freight that's hauled by r…”