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AN article by C. N. R. Rau in Current Science of March on “The Co–ordination of Road and Rail Transport” reviews recent experience of transport in the Empire both before and during the War, with special reference to India, and endeavours to indicate basic principles of service which should determine both the choice and organization of transport. Discussing the handicaps under which rail transport generally labours, Mr. Rau considers that the plea for a ‘square deal’ for the railways is well founded. He suggests that investigation is still required to determine how far co–ordination of inland transport, can meet the recognized ideals of service, whether in the transport of goods or passengers, or from the point of view of operating efficiency and safety, and indicates that both road and railway transport services might explore the field of public relations much more thoroughly. Emphasizing the importance of co–ordination, once it is clear as to the types of traffic best suited for one form or other of transport, he suggests that legislative or Government control, without nationalization, could with a judicious road policy, so shape the transport system of India that the two methods would work as complementary units, each performing the work best suited to itself and rendering the best service to the community.
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Road and Rail Transport in India. Nature 148, 81 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/148081a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/148081a0