It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.

用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。

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Although many candidate countries inherited a transport system which encourages rail, the distribution between modes has tipped sharply in favour of road transport since the 1990s.

尽管许多候选国继承了支持铁路的运输体系，但自上世纪90年代以来，各运输方式之间的分配已大幅向公路运输倾斜。

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BEIJING - Transport authorities are forecasting that passengers will make nearly 700 million trips by rail, road and water across the country during the upcoming National day holiday.

北京-交通部门预计在即将到来的国庆节期间，全国铁路、公路和水路将运送乘客达7亿次。

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Supporters started to descend on the Welsh capital late on Friday - travelling by road, rail and even plane with Arsenal chartering a jumbo to transport more than 700 fans to Cardiff.

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Developer HelioSlough Ltd said its plans followed government policies to transport goods by rail not road and that the terminal was needed to serve the whole of south-east England.

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Besides air drops and Pakistani delivery routes, the U.S. military can transport cargo overland through a road and rail network called the Northern Distribution Network, which brings non-lethal supplies in through Central Asia.

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