Successive governments have permitted such increases on the grounds that the cost of investing in and running the rail network should be borne by those who use it, rather than the general taxpayer.

历届政府都允许这种增长，理由是投资和运营铁路网络的成本应由使用者承担，而不是一般纳税人。

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Our country now has the longest high-speed rail network in the world.

我国现在拥有世界上最长的高速铁路网。

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Today China has the longest high-speed rail network among all the countries in the world.

今天，中国拥有世界上最长的高铁网络。

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There are also ferries running from France and there is a good rail network from London.

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But expansion is already underway across the European rail network to handle growing passenger numbers.

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The most expensive rail network in Europe is about to get even more expensive.

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