The Very Fast Train: just the ticket

  • Mike Steketee

19 October 2010It's still worth going down this emissions-cutting route, writes Mike Steketee in the Australian

IT HAS seemed like a good idea for a long time. Hop on a train in the middle of Sydney and get out in the centre of Melbourne or Brisbane in three hours. Or travel from Sydney to Canberra in less than an hour. High-speed rail, which we used to call the Very Fast Train, is back on the agenda. Soon, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Anthony Albanese will announce the terms of reference for an 18-month, $20 million feasibility study into a line between Brisbane and Melbourne. It will identify potential rail corridors, investigate geotechnical and engineering issues and conduct financial and economic modelling…

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