Walker - 1967 - A geography of Italy

PART iv : ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
years the tonnage carried on the Italian system annually has only been about onequarter
o f the British total and the number o f ton-kilometres about one-half.
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Moreover, although a railway system for the whole country must be provided and
maintained, large areas outside the North are incapable o f furnishing enough
traffic to meet running costs; in fact, the railways operate at a very substantial
annual loss. For many years they have been losing ground to coach operators and
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